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H. M, LPlDD CO. 

Providence, R. I. 

DRY GOODS. 



^bV^NCEb NOVELTIES 

in Imported Dress Goods, Exclusive designs, and fabrics 
made especially' for this house. 

The Season's Choicest Selections in Trimmings. New 
Parisian ideas in gold and silver. 

An incomparable assortment of Gloves for street and 
evening wear, driving, riding and walking. 

High Novelties in Parasols and Umbrellas. 

Fine Laces. 

Upholsterers. 

Special attention given to orders bj' mail. 



H. AM. LHDD CO. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



ESTABLISHED, 1842. INCORPORATED 1886. 



DAVIS COLLAMORE I CO., 



ijupox'tcvs of 



PORCELAIN, 



POTTERY 



AND 



GLASS, 



921 Broadway cor. 21st. St. and 151 FlUh Avenue connecting, 



ISEini YORK. 



3 Casino Block, 



NEWPORT. R. I. 



HENRY BULL, JR. WM . G. WARD, J R. 



BULL & WHRD. 

Insurance Agents and Brokers, 

NEWPORT, R. I. 

(Representing the following ivell known English and 
American Companies : 

Liverpool, Londou 'and Globe Insurance Co. of London and Liverpool. 
North Bristol and Mercantile Insurance Co. of Loudon and Edinburgh. 
London and Lancaster Insurance Co. of London. 
City of London " ■< <> i< 



Home " " 


" New York. 


Continental " " 




Hanover " " 


" " 


Commerce " " 


" Albany. 


Glens Falls " " 


" Glens Falls. 


Springfield " " 


" Springfield. 


Franklin " " 


" Philadelphia. 


California " " 


" California. 


Boylston " " 


" Boston. 


Merchants •" " 


" Providence. 


National " " 


" Hartford. 


Pawtucket Mutual " " 


" Pawtucket. 


Providence " " 


" Providence. 


Cambridge " " 


" Cambridgeport 


Fidelity and Casualty (Plate Glass C 


o.) New York. 



policies txnnttcn ut the i'oiucst llutcs coucving both i^ightninc): and 

give gamagc. Also siJ'-''^i'^l f ovms coucviuci 

^cuts of ^xxilcUngs. 

FLT^TE GL-MSS POL.IOIES 

Covering accidental breakage of Glass ii- Mirrors or in Windows and Doors. 



Uaua9a (Oi(^ars. 

R Full Lirie of tl^e Most Popular Brar|ds 
iT\ sizes aud colors to suit. 



Clear Havana Cigars made by Cuban workmen in 
this country. 

J. D. RICHARDSON S CO., 

Jobbers and Retailers, 
306 Thames Street, 



i OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. 



JOSEPH GRAHAM 



MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN 



FINE NKNITMKE 



138 Spmng Street. 



Mattresses and Spring Beds Made to Order. 

FURNITURE RE-COVERED. 

Curtains and Shades made and put up. Mantels Made to Order. 



RErfllRINQ ANTIQUE iSB OTHER FURNITURE. 

Furniture and Crockery Carefully Packed and Shipped. 



GARDINER B. REYNOLDS I CO., 

Opposite Post Office, 
OeKLER IN THE BEST i/KRlETISS OF I=7^7«TII-Y (,- STEH7UV 



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CORL 



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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CANNEL COAL. 

Oak, Walnut f^^^niaple Wood 

FOR OPEN FIRES. 

STEAM YACHTS SUPPLIED WITH COAL AND WATER. 
Steam tag and pipe Boat 

FOR CHARTER. 



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J.P. TAYLORS. 

I I 189 <5\}2ms street, j 

CAN BE FOUND A 

LARGE ASSORTMENT OF 



<^CI-OTHINGt>^ 



S-ALSOS^^^^^^— «- 



HKTS 

AND 

FURNISHING GOODS. 



KARL STAAB, 

UPHOLSTERER AND INTERIOR DECORATOR, 

166 BELLEVUC AVE. 



F.W.MERRILL, 



IMPORTER AND DEALER IN 



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nglish#^Americai( Saddlery, 

STABLE OUTFITS, 



Also in Connection cuith Haf^ess DepaPtment, 

TBUNKS BAGaiTC 



^^^i) 



1 1 8 Bellevue Avenue, 



NEWPORT, R. I. 



SflYEFj BIROTHEI^S^ 



DEALERS IN 



Staple and fancy Groceries, 

VINES flUD IMPORTED QldMS^ 

AGENTS FOR J. & J. DARLINGTON'S CELEBRATED 



P HILflDELFHI/1 B UTTER. 






■■■^r^-^'St. 



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.YACHTS 



Supplied at Sl:|ort Notice, 



* Goods Guaranteed First-Class, * 
283 THAMES STREET 

CORNER SKYER'S iAiHMRF=, 
Newport. R. I. 

TELEPHONE CALL, - . . . 6645-0. 



Wro. K. Covell, Jr., 

163 THHT>/TES STREET, 



CHOICE 

HOUSE-FURNISHING 

GOODS 



^UJjjj^jjj^ 



Eddy's Refrigerators, 

ICE CREKm FREEZERS. 

FILTERS, MEAT SAFES, 

ICE CREAM AND JELLY .MOULDS. 

Adams' Brashes of Every Description. 

SETS OF SHOE BRUSHES, SILVER PLATE BRUSHES, 
KITCHEN UTENSILS, LAUNDRY ARTICLES. 

^BEEBE RKNGES>c^ 

FRENCH I CftRPENTER RANGES, AND REPAIRS FOR EVERY KIND OF RANGE. 

Winthtop purnaces. 

TIN ROOFING AND REPAIRS. 




E8TABR00K p.^^ EATON, 



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IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF 






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o<1CIGMRS>^ 



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222-224 WASHINGTON ST. 
BOSTON. 



We receive every week choice selections of Cigars 
from tlie principal factories in Cuba. 

Clubs, Hotels and Consumers supplied at prices we 
guarantee as low as any house in the United States. 




QM/INCELLOR; 



CIQ/IKS, 



PGRFECTO SHHPE. 

10 CENTS EACH. 

The name Chancellor appears in the ash of each Cigar 
when it is being smoked. Ask your dealer for them. 



ESTRBROOK S EATON'S 

LA NORMANDI 



Is the standard lo cent Cigar of 
the day. All hrst-class dealers sell 
them. 

E. & E. is stamped on each 
Cigar. 



E^TABRpok 



«<1BEWARE OF 1MITATI0NS.I> 





-LA- 
NORMANDI 



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BOSTON, 

rimio\Gv, near Washington Street, 

RUSSELL & STURGIS, Proprietors. 

WITH MEALS $3.00 PER DAY AND UPWARDS- 

WITHOUT MEALS $L00 PP]R DAY AMD U INWARDS 
According to Location of Rooms. 



THE NEAREST FIRST-CLASS HOTEL TO EASTERN AND 
NORTHERN DEPOTS. 



ALSO PROPRIETORS OF 

Hotel Wellesley, 



WELLESLEY, MASS. 



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ESTABLISHED 1780. 



CASWELL. MASSEY & CO., 

Druggists and Dispensing Chemists, 

-n.-r-w=^-r-wr-mrrm.t~^-wrrm m -«^ -M- ( '^37 Tliames. .or. Mill St Iret. 
UEXVI^OUT, II. I. , ,. Casino Buil<li..Sf. Bellevue .\v... 

Correspondf lit in Paris, Roberts & Co., Ciiemists, Rue de la Paix 5 

Correspondents in London, Curtis & Co., Chemists, 48 Baker Street. 

Correspondents in Montreal, W. A. Dyer & C".. Ciiemists, PliiJiips Si.| 

nflNVJF/lQTMREKS OF TOILET ARTICLES. 

The Celebrated Toilet <No. 6) Cologne 
¥l©LET--©EEiS SACHET, 

Ehlor l-Mo\\«'r aiul CiiciiiiiIm'i- (ream Kiini aiul Quinine for the Hair 

AInioiKl :>I<al f<»r the Skin. < olonniyrili for the Teeth. 

Cream of Ciu-iiiiibers for tli<- Skin, Suiihnrn, Tan and after Sliavin^^. 

miss yi. B. Liappin, 

145 Thames Street. 

(Between Washington Square and ^Boston Store, 

Infants^ Childrens^ and Ladies 

OUTFITTER. 

]VIaids' and Waitresses' Cambme. 

DRESSES MADE AT SHORT NOTICE . 
LADIES' WRAPPERS AND TEA GOWNS. 

AGENTS STflTEN ISLAND DYE HOUSE. 



MflflOaiQlAlQ 

Printing of all kinds for Amateurs. Enlarging, 
Copying. In fact every branch of Photography, 
save portraiture. Landscape and difficult In- 
terior work a specialty. 

TJif oiilv plaic in tlw cilv a'licre laro-c ArcliilcLlKrul 
Blue I'ni///i/i' is dour. 



AT YOUR DISPOSAL. 



COME INANDTALK IT OVER. 



Amateur Outfits, and all the 
^supplies tound in a CDrnptete 
StDck House. 

H.i\c N'liii seen the new 

Bromfield (Tlat Sdjrfae? 
atjd lota papers? 

Tliey are just what ytJU 
have been lookinj: for. 
Call in any time 
and see them. 



GEO. H.CHASE, 

201 Thames St, 
NEWPORT 



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WING & Thompson; 



Dealers in 



(lroe^ri^s,pmil:5,§i(^ars, 

ere. 

172 and 176 BrGadway. 

FIRST QUALITY GOODS AND LOW PRICES. 

We will be pleased to call for orders and deliwr "oods 
to all parts of the city. 



Satisfaction COttavantccd. 



^^::.iW 



Uihitman's 






?^JWI^^ 

We have, in connection with our Grocery Establishment, an An 
where can be found first-class Confections, 
Bon Bons, Etc. 

Whitman's Philadelphia Confections a Specialty. 

COOL SODA IVITH PURE SYRUPS. 
PLEASE QIUE US fl TRIAL. 

Wing & Thompson, 172 and 176 Broadway. 



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of (Boston, ^Providence, JVe-rv Haven and Cincinnati, Ohio 
Jiave opened their store in 

Qffrf/tal/^ '^^. (3'.,. /el t/ie '^'^eaia-n., 
.1/ /SS i:l-:i.l.I-\'l'E .WE.. 

four doors north of <Bath (Road -tchere all the styles 

of the celchrated^ makes of the 
S TE/NU 'A } ' & SONS, Jf 'KBER, 

HARDMAN, ERNEST G ABLER & BRO. 
PEASE cr HENNING 
Grand and UprigJit (Pianos can be seen. 



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■S, JACOB- 

COLONIAL FURNITURE. 

Cl^ina, Books, Engravings ^ Rrn^s. 

South Sea Island and Indian Relics. 
Shells, Minerals and Fossils. 

119, 121 & 123 BELLEVUE AVE,, NEWPORT, R, I, 

And 6 Beacon Street, BOSTON, Mass. 



HEHDQUHRTERS FOR SOUVENIRS OF NEMPORT. 
• • • • GEORGE M. RIGGS. • • • • 

Successor to Samuel Smith, 






132 Bellevge Avenge, Newport, I^. I. 

Cut Fiowers and JJoiiQuets at Short Notice. 

t. e. sher7vyan, 

122 Broadway cor. Oak Street. 

NeWPORT. R. I. 

^ ^eats, Vegetables, Frail, ^ 

CANNED GOODS, ETC. 



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-ESTABLISHED 1861 



KAULL i ANTHONY. 



vC V r'l-rr-i; 



(HAHKET m GROCERY, 

i,g\ iv^^ 393 Th^imes St., 

NEWPORT. R. I. 

T. FRED KT^UL-L. CHHS. G. 73;iSTHOISY. 

HAYiA£ARD'S 



NeWPORT, R. I. 



Horse?, Carria,u;es and Harnesses of Every Description for Sale or 
to Let, for Season or Single Trip. 



Horses and Carriages tal-cen for Winter 
FOR STORAGE AND BOARD. 



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SCANNEYIX & POTTEK, 

ElectricalEngineers 



CONTRACTORS. 

EKdmnfcs burnished /or ELECTRICAL ff OBK of All JJ,'>i,ripfio„^. 
rronipt Attention Given liejmirs and Alterations. 



Agents for Electric Motors of all Kinds. 

OFFICE: Southwest corner of Mill and Thames Sts, 

ADDRESS ORDERS P. O. BOX 96, 



9 H AB. F. FEA S c H;, 






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Tliree Doors North of Mary, 

NEWPORT, R. I. 



FINE CHINA. ART POTTERY. 



Higgins & Seiter. 

HIGH CLASS CHINA FROM ALL THE 
LEADING POTTERIES OF THE WORLD AT 
STRICTLY MODERATE PRICES. NOVEL- 
TIES CONSTANTLY BEING RECEIVED. 

170 BELLEVUE AVE., 

NGMPORT, R. I. 

Branch of 

50 & 52 W. 22ND ST., N. Y. 



RICH GUT GLASS. WEDDING GIFTS. 



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HARRIS & NIXON, 

LONDON HAENESS AND SADDLERY, 

NO. 13 WEST 27TH ST.. NEW! YORK. 

Beg to announce the opening of their Newport Branch at 

Ho. 10 T^flVEt^S BliOCK, 

flDJOir4IHG THE CASINO, 

With a complete stock of everA'thing appertaining to the trade, at 
New York prices. 

Repairing promptly attended to under the supervision of Mr. 
Harris. 

Respectfully, 

HHRRIS Sl NIXON. 

NEWPORT MARKET. 



9 AM.® 



-DEALERS IX- 



FISH, OYSTERS, CLAMS, LOBSTERS, Etc. 

Little Xeck Clams on the half shell a specialty. 

YHCHTS SUPPLIED HT SHORT NOTICE. 

COR. FRANKLIN AND SPRING STS., 

ISEiAZRORX, R. I. 

TELEPHONE CALL 6516-3. 



JOHN o'coNHoi^, 
MGRCHMNT THILOR. 

333 THAMES STREET, 

Br'dncK of 926 Sixlli Jlvenue, ivLove 52ncl 5frppl, 



XEW VORK. 
LIVERIES A SPECIALTY. 



JOHN H.CROSBY, JR., 

135 HND 137 BGLLEiZUE HiZE., 

DEHLER IN 

Choice Family Groceries, 

Fresh and Salt Meats. 

TELEPHONE CONNECTION, 6742-6. 

W. S. Lawton, 
SEA-SIDE MARKET, 

292 THAMES STREET, NEWPORT, R. I. 

(Near Post Office.) 

Meats, Poultry, Game, Tongues, Lard, 
Butter, Eggs, &c. 



Fr'uit and Vegetables in Theif Seasor. 



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<x^ HOTEL ^QUIDNECK, \» 
ffevjuport, 1^. I. 



*>^ E. iZ. V\£ESTGOTT. <■& 

Pelham Street, one block below Touro Park. 



/i. C. TITg5 & CO., 

DEALERS IN 

* CHOICE HOUSE -FURNISHING GOODS ! •«• 

ptir9itijr^ 

— ^/iQporiijm ! 

CARPETS, CHINA, GLASS, RANGES 

AND 

FURNACES. 

Paper Hangings. 

22$ to 229 Thames Street, - - Newport, R. L 




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17th and FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, 

Overlooking the beautiful grounds of Union Square, Especially adapted, 
on account of its cool location, for summer guests, 

(Proprietors. 







'''■'^■''Wf^s^t^s- 



Adjoining Casino Grounds, Newport, R. I. 

- mm. :. fm>n ": mwt :. T@ ^; ©ctobei. - 

Tliree Concerts daily by the Celebrated H»ii2,arian Baud. 

First Class Livery Stable. Carria.u;es of all Descriptions to be had 
on Application at Hotel Office. 



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ou&v, //v., 



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George E. Vernon & Co., 

JVTanufaeturers and Dealers in 

fllODERN & AflTIQllE FURtllTDRE. 

Old Dutch and English Silver. 

Ul)liolsteriiig in all its Branches. 

91 JOHN ST., rseirtiPORT. R. 1. 

H. N. HASSARD & CO., 

SOliE flGEl^TS FOR TflE 

H YGEIM 

Sparkling Distilled Water Co. 

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all 

Kinds of Mineral Spring 

Waters. 

164 BGLLEVUE HVE., NEMPORT, R. I. 



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U'DALL &. B A.L^LQ^U, 

7 TP^RVEI^S BLiOCK. 

DealePs in 

o<](iauz^ ai^d peatl^er pa9S.|>o 



NOyELTIES IN 
STeRL-INC SIL^eR, 

FINELY CARVED TORTOISE SHELL, 

AND A FULL LINE OF FINE STATIONERY, ETC. 



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GARDNER S. PERRY. JOSEPH S. PERRY. 

THE PEOPLE'S GOAli GOaiPflflY, 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal, Walnut, Oak, 
Maple, Pine Wood and Kindlings 

Prepared and Delivered Carefnlly and Promptl}'. 

Yard South of Bull & Ward's Insurance 

Office. 

PERRY BROTHERS, 

OFFICE, 187 THAMES ST. 

"W. T. RUTHERFORD, 

WHOLiESAIiE AND RETAIL* DEAIiER Ifi 

ar\d Snnol^^i^s^ ^I^KtrcT^S^ 

268 Thames Street, Corner Pelham, Newport, R. I. 

WALKING STICKS OF ALL KINDS. 

JOSEPH HHIRE, 

PLUMBER. 

flll tine Latest In^pj^ovenqerits ir] Water 
Closets, Traps, S:c, 

Agent foi- the Duplex Trilbrni Water Filter and Puritiei", for puri- 

fpng" water for large residenees. ( 'an l>e seen in 

operation at my store. No. 140 Spring 

St. (opposite Ti'inity Clinreh), 

XeAvport, H. I. 



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We deal exclusively in 



Ladies' Furnishing Goods 

We carry lartce variety of 

GLOVES, HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR, LACES, RIBBONS. 
TRIMMINGS, CLOAKS, SUNSHADES, 

And ALL KINDS OF vSMALL WARES. 



Prices Guaranteed to be tlie Lowest in the City. 



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Tents of all Sizes Eeiited, Lighted 
and Decorated. 

Piazzas Enclosed with White Striped Canvas and Turlcey Red. 

CAMP, DINING CHAIRS AND TABLES RENTED, 

WITH RUGS OF ALL SIZES 




Japanese and Teakwood Lanterns. Japanese Umbrellas and 
Various Decorations of ever}? description. Piano, Bouquet, Brass 
and Silver Table Lamps rented at reasonable terms. 

Reflecting Ligbts for Lawn and Carriage Runs. Lawn Illumi- 
nating Cups of all colors rented and artistically arranged. 

H. C. LANDERS. 

GOVELL'S BLOCK. 16? THAMES ST. 



N AND AROUND 



NEWPORT. 



1891. 



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A GUIDE TO THE PLACE. SHOWING WHERE AND HOW TO SEE THE 
MOST. IN A SHORT TIME; WITH A LIST OF THE SUMMER 
COTTA(jERS, table of DISTANCES TO PROMI- 
NENT PLACES. TIDE TABLE. CHURCH 
DIRECTORY AND OTHER 
INFORMATION. 




B\- Clarence Stanhope. 






Copyris;!:/, /Sgr, by Clarence Stanhope 



PRESS OF THE RYDER & DEARTH CO., 
PROVIDENCE, R. 1. 



PREFACE 



In placing this lx)()k liefore the public \vc chi so feeling that it will 
snpplv a long telt want of the cottager and tonrist fur a reliable 
guide to onr beantitnl cit\- and its many attractions, and cnal)le the 
cottager to locate their nian\- friends. ( rreat care has been taken to 
ha\e the work as complete and relial)le as it is ])ossil)le to make it, 
so that it will meet the approlxition of the ]mblic. In the descripti(.)n 
of \arions places we ha\e combined enough of the jiast to make the 
present interesting, and is the result of nunn- months' research 
among old records, etc. With so much In- \va^• of a preface; we 
leave the work to the tender mercies of cur friends. 

Respectfully, 



CLARENCE STANHOPE. 



INDEX TO CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. Newport's early set- 
tlement. Events of the Revolution 
Important industries destroyed. 
Its attraction as a summer resort. 

CHAPTER IT. Drive No. i. Bellevue 
ave. Bailey 'sbeacli. Spouting Rock. 
Gooseberry Island. Price's Neck. 
Graves' Point. Brenton's Reef. 
Castle Hill. Brenton Co\e. Home 
of Ida Lewis. Thames St. 

CHAPTER III. Drive No. 2. Nar- 
ragansett Avenue. Forty Steps. 
Ochre Point and its famous villas. 

CHAPTER IV. Walk No. I. Along 
the Cliff. Forty Steps. Ellison's 
Rock. Conrad's Cave. Ochre 
Point. Famous Rose Garden. 
vSheep Point. Rough Point, Land's 
End. Coggeshall's Ledge. Boat- 
house Gully. Bailey's Beach. 

CHAPTER V. Easton's Beach. 
The Pavilion. An ocean view. 
F'a.shionaljle bathing Iiour. Old 
time reminiscence. A winter's 
storm. 

CHAPTER VI. Drive No. 3. 
Across the beaches. Purgatory and 
its legends. Paradise. Hanging 
Rocks. Indian Avenue. " Vauc- 
luse." Oakland Farm. The Glen. 
"Whitehall." Bi.shop Berkeley. 
Honynian Hill. Hillsiile farm. 
" Malbone." 

CHAPTER \TI. Walk No. 2. 
Long Wharf. Washington .Street. 
Hunter House. Blue Rocks. Fort 
Greene. Sail No. i. Upper Har- 
bor. Training Station. Coaster's 
Harbor Island. Gull Rocks. Rose 
Island. Conanicut Shore. Goat 
Island. Inner Harl)or, 

CHAPTER VIII. Walk No. 3. 
Thames Street. City Hall, oid 
Arcade. Gov. Wanton Building. 
Sueton Grant House. Brenton or 
Channing House. Hi.storic Carv- 
ings. Old-time Assembly-rooms. 
Market Square. Free Librarv. 



Business Men's Association. Cus- 
tom House and Post Office. A ride 
in the street cars. Prescott's Head- 
quarters. Gov. Bull House, Broad- 
way. Soldiers and .Sailors Mon- 
ument. Mile corner. Spring 
.Street. Lenthal Schoolhouse. Mor- 
ton Park. Polo Grounds. 

CHAPTER IX. Drive No. 4. Cath- 
erine Street. Rhode Island Ave- 
nue. East Road. Slate Hill. St. 
Mary's Church. Portsmouth. 
Quaker hill. Butto's Hill. Rhode 
Island Windmill. Lawton's \'al- 
ley. Redwood farm. Prescott's 
headquarters in Portsmouth in 
1775. Coddington Point. Ka>- 
street. 

CHAPTER X. Walk No. 4. Trin- 
ity Church; its gravej'ard. \'ernon 
house. Artillery armory. Jews' 
Synagogue. Historical ,Societ>' 
Building. Jews' Cemetery. Red- 
wood Library. Touro Park. Old 
Stone Mill. " Com. M. C. Perry's 
statue. Liberty Tree. EHery 
house. Belmont Memorial Chapel. 
Coddington burial ground. Friends' 
meeting-house. 

CHAPTER XI. Goat Island. Tor- 
pedo Station. Sail No. 2. Fort 
Adams. 

CHAPTER XII. Sail No. 3. 
Jamestown and its sights. Drive 
No. 5. Beaver Tail. Fort Dump- 
lings. West Ferr>-. Dutch Island. 
Conanicut Park and some historic 
houses. Farewell. 

Summer residents. 

Officers of Fort Adams. 

Officers of the Torpedo Station. 

Officers of the Naval Training Sta- 
tion. 

Church directory. 

Table of distances to prominent 
places. Tide Table. 

Places of interest ; hours of admis- 
sion. 



ADVERTISERS' INDEX. 



All orders ur inquiries will receive prompt atti-iition tnim the lolldwinu w I'll-kimw n 
and RHLIABLH BUSINHSS HOLISES. 



Bee Hive, . 

I Bennett. M. !•:. 

\ Biesel, M. . 

I Boston Store, . 
Bull & Ward, 
Bussell, Walter 
Butler, Maurice 



Carr, George U. 
Carry Bros., 
Caswell, Massey & Co., 
Chase, Geori;e H. 
Clarke. William V. 
Clifton House. . 
Cole, Charles M. . 
■CoUaniore, Davis & Co., 
Cornell S: .Sou, 
Conrcll, James R. 
Cottrell. M. . 
Cottrell. :\Iiss. . 
Covell. Jr.. Wm. K. 
Crosl.y. Jr., John H. . 

Davis & Co.. \V. II. 
Duveen lirothers, 

Estabrook lS: luiton. 

Fadden, Miss, 
Franklin Bakery, 
Frasch, C.I'". 

Garrettson X: Co.. I". P. 
■Graham. Ji>seph, 

Haire. Joseph . 
Harris & Nixon, . 
Hassard & Co., H. X. 
Haywards 

Hazard, Hazard & Co.. 
Hazard & Horton. 
Higgins & Seiter. 
Hotel Aquidueck . 
Howard Si Co.. 
Huvler'.s, 



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Inside liaek cover 



Jacob, S. . . . 
Japanese Trading Co.. 

Kaull .V .\nthony. 

Ladd Co.. II. \V., 
Landers, .A. C, 



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I.augley & S.m, Wm. C. 
I.appin. Miss M. . 
Law ton, Genrge 1'. 
I.awtnn. William S. 

Merrill. 1-rank W. 
Meyer. Joseph 
.Murphy. Thomas 

Newport One Trice Clothi 
Newjiort Transfer l{xpres' 
New York Book Co., . 
Norman. Thomas M. 

O'Connor. John . 

People's Coal Co., . 
I'erry ilausion IMarket. 
I'inniger ..\; Manchester. 

Reynolds & Co., Cr. B. 
Richardson S: Co., J. D. 
Riggs, George H. 
Russell & Sturgis, 
Rutherford, W. T. 
Ryder S; Hearth Co., 

Sayer Bros.. 

Scannevin & I'ottcr. 

Schleith, J. . 

Schmidt ^; Son. A. . 

Schreier, 

Seabury. T. :\Iumfcu-<l . 

Sherman S: Co.. C. . 

Sherman. Thomas }',. 

.Staab, Karl . 

Steinert Sons ,\; Co., M. 

Steadman. I". II. 

Stewart S: Son. A. . 

Sullivan. K. N. . 

Sypher ^c Co 

Tayl.ir. James P. 
Titus .\: Co.. A. C. . 

rdall .N Ballon. 

Vernon .N Ck. George E. 

Wing & Thomi)son, . 
Weaver, George A. 
Weaver S: Sou. J. G. 
Wetherell. 1. II. . 




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THE! OLDTSTONE MILl 



CHAPTER I 



XKWrORT S KARI.V SKTTI.I-'.MKXT. K\'1-:XTS ( )!•" TIIK RKA'i.iLT'l'K )X. 

IMl'DRTAXT IXDISTRIKS l)l-;S'rR(>Vl-:i i. — ITS AT'l'RACTIoXS AS A 
Sl'MMKR RKSt.iR'l'. 




X 1637 a iiuinlxT (if ciiloiiists, wliose idea of reli- 

,j0' i^'wus liberty was at variance witli the dominant 

p- party of Massachusetts, were aHowed for their own 

L;dod to depart from the colon^- and settle elsewhere, 

and throui^h the interi^osition of Roger A\'illiams, 

who was on friendly terms with the Indians, Canoniens and Alianton- 

onii, the chiets ot the tribes who inhabited the island at this time, 

were induced to sell for the nominal ]3a\'ment of {\)vt\ fathoms of 

wdiite beads and tor a i^ratnity to the present inhabitants often coats 

I and twenty hoes, the island of Aqnidneck, which they transferred to 
^\'illiam Coddington and his associates, and in 163.S Coddington and 
his followers settled on the north end of the island, at what is now 
Po^lsmonth. Owing to tlie rapid increase hx newcomers among the 
settlers a number of them came to the sonth end of the island and 
establishing a new colon\' called it Newport, The following 
year the two colonies united held the first general court of elec- 
tion at Newport and elected William Coddington their governor. 
Under the wise administration of ( knernor Coddington the colon\- 
prospered, land was di\ided among the settlers, and the tilling ot the 

( soil begun for the means of sustenance. The following year they 
established the first public school and began the education of the 
youth among them. In 1643 Providence (which had previously 

II been settled b\- Roger Williams), Portsmouth and Newport were 
incorporated by the Ciimmissioners of Parliament under the name 
of " Incorporation of Providence Plantations in the Narragansett Bay 



in New England," and a year later the name of the island was 
changed from "Aquidneck" to "the Isle of Rhodes or Rhode 
Island." We will not follow the settlers in their strnggle for a 
livelihood, but the indomitable courage of the colony surmounted 
the difficulties as they presented themselves, and step by step they 
rose to the pinnacle of success, and had the most successful colony 
vet established in the new world. In 1769 Newport was at her 
height of prosperity. During the months of July and August of 
this year there arrived at this port sixty-four vessels from foreign 
voyages, seventeen whalemen and one hundred and thirty-four coast- 
ers, and for the next few months there were sixteen cargoes of mo- 
lasses landed, comprising over three thousand hogsheads. All these 
vessels were owned by the merchants of the city and their cargoes 
were imported for manufacturing purposes, but the high rate of tax- 
ation imposed by the British authorities became unbearable, and the 
first overt act of violence was offered to the British authorities in 
America on the 19th of July, 1769, when the British re\enue sloop 
Liberty was destroyed in our harbor. Of course the authority of the 
home goyernment could not be trifled with and the colonists must be 
made to feel that they were indebted to the British home rule for their 
very existence. Other vessels were sent to this country bringing 
people with greater power and authority to subjugate the colonists, 
but being imbued with the true spirit of the " Sons of Liberty " they 
rebelled, and in June, 1775 the first naval engagement of the Revo- 
lution occurred in the outer harbor between a colonial sloop com- 
manded by Captain Abraham Whipple, and a tender of the British 
frigate Rose, in which the tender was chased on to Conanicut shore 
and captured. In less than a ^•ear the General Assembly formally 
renounced allegiance to Great Britain, and a few weeks later,by a vote 
taken, formally approved of the Declaration of Independence. This 
was too much for the British authorities to stand, and in December, 
1776, a largeBritish fleet arrived, commanded by Sir Peter Parker,with 
an army of 10,000 men, English and Hessians, who made the inhabi- 
tants captive and began their work of devastation. Churches, public 



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buildings and private residences were used for all sorts of purposes, 
and the inliabitants forced to pro\ide for the in\aders. All kinds 
of indignities were heaped upon the people and the commerce of the 
])lace ruined. In July, 177H, the French fleet, consisting of eleven 
ships of the line, besides frigates and transports, under command of 
Count D'Estaing, arri\ed off the town and caused consternation 
among the Britisli soldiers who were quartered on the Island until 
the fall of 1 77q, when a fleet of fit'ty-two sail arrived and took off 
7,000 men with all their ordnance and military stores, and e\acu- 
ated the town, cutting down trees, burning warehouses and whar\es 
and destroying e\erything in reach, taking with them all of the 
public records and other \aluable propert\-, and sailed for (jther 
fields to carr^• on their depredations. In the summer following the 
departure ot the liritish from this ])lace, another French fleet of 
fort\--four sail, under Admiral De Terna\-, arri\ed with 6,000 French 
troops, who were to Ijecome the allies (jf the Americans, and it was 
while th.ey were here that General Washington, who was in com- 
mand of the .\merican arm\-, made his first \isit t(.) Newport, and 
was recei\ed \)\ the inhabitants with a ]iertect ovation. Newport as 
a commercial port ne\er recoxered from the l)l(.)w recei\ed In- the 
in\asion of the British I'orccs and tlie ruthless destruction of the 
propert\' of its enterjjrising merchants. At one time it was the 
largest port of entry on the Atlantic coast, ha\ing its \cssels in all 
parts of the world, some engaged in human traffic on Africa's coast, 
exchanging rum and other commodities for human Ijcings to Ije 
sold into sla\ery; others liunting the le\iathans of the deep, and 
at this time it was a large manufacturing town, ha\ ing its many oil 
and candle factories, distilleries, sugar refineries, ro|K' walks, ship- 
yards (where most of its vessels were Iniilt), large furniture fac- 
tories and many other industries, and the products ot all these 
manufactures WL-re sliijjped to New York, tlie West Indies and other 
places, Init the hand of time has been laid upon this, and the former 
industries of the place have given wa}- to the entertainment of the 
summer people who have made Newport their home during the best 



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part of the year, and to them Newport owes its present prosperit}'. 
To its kjcation and natural attractions and the substantial aid from 
the first families of the land it has grown from a town of 6,716 in- 
habitants in 1790 to its present size as a citv of 19,500 popnlation, 
with probabl}- an increase of its resident popnlation in snnimer to 
nearly 30,000. Throngh the forethought of our citv fathers and 
the enterprise and encouragement of our sojourners, the inhabitants 
have gradiially been drawn out of their old ruts, and, as it were, new 
life instilled in their veins, and now tlie people of the citv are as 
progressi\'e as in an\- place in the world, \\-ith but the one idea of 
making its attractions, natural and artificial, more attractive, and 
thus draw more of the wealth and culture of the conntrv to its hos- 
pitable shores. Beautiful roads have been built bv private enter- 
prise through lands that were heretofore almost inaccessible, and 
land brought into market for the purchasers of homes who desire 
a quiet and picturesque spot to pass the summer davs, and man}- 
elegant houses have been erected in places that were but a few vears 
ago wild and barren. Newport is more than favored in its historical 
connections, and among its older inhabitants the treasures of the 
past are carefulh' cherished, and as thev are passing awav all too 
fast, the present generation should be educated to take their place 
and keep alive the spirit of our forefathers who fought for their coun- 
trv and their homes that we of the present generation might enjov 
the freedom and liberty of the present day. Of the historical con- 
nections of various parts of the place we will treat in the following 
pages, and tell the visitor, who has but a few hours to spare in the 
citv, how the most can be seen in a short time. 



CHAPTER II 



DRIVK NO. I. — BKLLKVl'K .WKXl-J':. — liAII.KV'S KEACH. — SroTTIXG 

ROCK. GODSKIJKRRY ISLAND. — I'RICF.'S XKCK. i;RA\'KS PoIX'l'. 

liRKXTox's RKKK. — CASTI.K HILL — UREXTOX C()\'E. — HUME OF 
IDA LEWIS. — THAMES STREET. 

JP^^'^iHr^^ F ARRI\'IX(t by boat or cars a carriage can be 

^^v-Hv<* J_^en<j-ag-ed at a reasonaljlc sum for the ten-mile tlri\e, 
. ^ ,, ^ '^' so called, and starting from the Parade or "Wash- 
ington Square, by the Mall, where will be seen 
^ the statue of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, 
" the hero of Lake Erie," dedicated to his niemor\- on vSeptember 
loth, 1SS5, the seventy-second anniversary of the battle of Lake 
Erie, and representing the hero as he appeared at the time of gain- 
ing the deck of the brig Niagara, after lea\ing his shattered flag- 
ship Lawrence. The statue is the work of William G. Turner, a 
native of the place, was cast in one piece at Florence, Itah', and 
cost $15,000. It was paid for by the State, which contributed one- 
half, the c'\i\ one-third and private subscription of one-sixth, while 
almost opposite, in the building whose lower story is occupied as 
a market, was the residence of the hero. Beyond is seen the 
open scjuare, known as the Parade where have been enacted 
some of the most important events in the history of Newport, and 
with its old State House, built about 173.S-43, in which once a 
year the inauguration of Rhode Island's chief magistrate takes 
place and is duly announced from the balcony over its main en- 
trance with its old-time custom of informing the people gathered on 
the street below with its " Hear ye ! hear ye ! " etc., and closing with 
the words, " and God save the vState of Rhode Island and Providence 
Plantations for the year ensuing." Continuing up Touro street we 



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come to the Jews" Synagogue, where some of the most prom- 
inent Jews of America worshi}3, for to them Newport owes mnch of 
her prosperity. On tlie lot adjoining the synagogue is the home of 
the Newport Historical Society, where can be fonnd histori- 
cal lore and implements of warfare, as well as the more peaceful 
utensils of domestic use, all bearing testimony to the long ago. The 
building itself is a yery old one, and was for man}- long ^-ears the 
hoiise of worship for those of the Sabbatarian faith, more familiarly 
known as the Seyenth Day Baptists, and is one of two churches 
in the city whose sacredness was not desecrated by the British when 
they occupied the town. This building was purchased a few years 
ago by the Historical Society and moyed to its present location. 
Passing up the street we come to the residence of G. AI. Tooker ; on 
the left at the corner of Kay street, and on the opposite corner is the 
Jews' Cemetery, where lie the remains of some of Newport's early 




and prominent Hebrews, and whi'-li phi.c has been made the theme 
of the poet Longfellow. Here Touro street ends and Belleyue Aye- 
nue begins. On the right is the residence of R. M. Hunt, and at 
the corner of the street adjoining is the Newport Reading 
Room, where the more conseryatiye of the sinnmer residents can 
enjoy a quiet club life. A short distance beyond on the left is 



Redwood Library, established in 1747, througli the munificence of 
Jl Abraliani Redwood in his day and many others with the same gen- 
erosity who have acted their part on tlie stage of life and ha\e left 
rich stores of literature for the use of coming generations. On the 
right we come to a large opening known as Touro Park. It is here 
ij that the world famous " Old Stone Mill " stands, which has been 
the theme for poets and literary men, but with the research of anti- 
cjuarians its origin is no nearer solution to-dav than it was a hun- 
dred years ago. Pages could l)e written on this subject without ex- 
hausting the theme, but \ve will lea\e it and speak again on the 
subject. On this square stands the statue erected to the memory of 
Matthew Calbraith Perry, who was the first naval officer to open up 
the commercial relations that now exist between the United States 
jj and japan. On the street to the south and facing the park is the 
Charming Memorial Church, dedicated (October 19, iSSi, to the 
memory of William Kller\" Clianning. Continuing down the a\X'nue 
we come to the Newport Casino, erected in iSSo by James Gordon 




Bennett, and who still owns (but does not occupy) the stone villa 
directly opposite. The Casino is owned by a corporation composed 
of the wealthiest of Newport's summer residents, among whom are 



millionaires without number. It is iised as a resort for the enter- 
tainment of its patrons and has a private club connected with it for its 
gentlemen members, and it is here that the elite of society daily con- 
gregate to listen to the delightful music or to talk over the latest 
society news. A short distance beyond is the Ocean House, 
Newport's famous hostelry, which is managed by the same parties 
who have made its name and reputation famous. Continuing by this 
place we see the villa on the right owned by the Duchess de Dino 
with the summer house of Samuel F. Barger adjoining, and on the 
opposite corner is the residence of Col. C. L. Best. Directly oppo- 
site on the left is the villa of G. G. Haven, with that of \\"illiani G. 
Weld of Boston near b\' with its granite walls and brown stone 
trimmings setting off its beauty. Opposite on the right is the villa 
of ^Irs. S. T. Swan of Baltimoi^e, occupying most of the lawn for its 
solid foundation. A few minutes driving brings us to Narragansett 
Avenue, where on the left-hand corner is the residence of C. C. Bald- 
win with its Cjuaint cream-colored walls, and on the opposite corner 
is the granite stone house of William H. Osgood of New York. 
Directly opposite is the colony of fine residences owned by ]\Irs. ]\Iary 
A. C. Holmes of Boston, and on the same side follow the villas of 
Mrs. Merrill and that of Wni. Starr ^Miller, with that of Mrs. J. F. 
Stone adjoining. The brick house that we see on the left with its 
picturesc|ue surroundings is owned by J. ]\I. Hodgson the florist, and 
is occupied by Sidney Webster, and a little farther on the right, se- 
cluded from the gaze of passer.s-by, is the residence of Airs. Whit- 
ing. Following on the same side is the Bruen villa, and beyond 
on the farther corner of the by-street is the residence of Mrs. John 
Carter Brown of Providence, who has for a neighbor \\'alter L. 
Kane in the adjoining enclosure, while directly opposite is the fine 
stone mansion of Rhode Island's ex-governor, George Peabod}- Wet- 
more, surrounded by its many acres of well-kept lawn and shade 
trees of great variety and rarity, all enclosed by its neat .granite 
wall, whose height does not forbid the visitor to look upon one of 
the finest places in Newport. Adjoining, with its low brick wall> 



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surmounted b_v a wooden copino-, is the place wliicli once contained 
the home of James R. Keene which was destnn'ed 1>\- fire December 




31st, iSSo, and the property has since been in the market for sale. 
A short distance bevond and in view from the avenue is the home of 



\\'m. Watts Sherman of New York. On the left, with its low ivy- 
clad wall, is the villa of John W. Ellis, and on the next corner is the 
villa formerlv owned bv \'ice-President L. P. ^Morton, bnt now the 




property of I. Townsend Bnrden, while on the right diagonal corner 
is the picturescjne villa ot \\'illiani Storrs Wells with its tower and 
gables snrmonnted with a handsome finial. Still continuing, we pass 



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the residence of the late August Belmont on our left, while on the 
right looms up the immense structure of Theo. A. Havemeycr, and 
turning our eyes to the left again we see the villa of Mrs. \\'illiam 
Astor, known as " Beechwood," and next, in process of construction, 
is the magniiicent niarlde palace of William K. \'anderbilt. Adja- 
cent to this is the villa of \V. \V. Astor, on the same side, while on 
the opposite side of the avenue and facing the low granite wall 
which makes the western boundary of Dr. C. M. Bell's imposing 
brick structure, are the cottages of the Swift heirs, N. C. Thayer 
and Mrs. J. J. Post. Again on the left is the villa of Thomas F. 
Cushing with its pretty rustic fence, and opposite are the villas of 
Mrs. J. T. Gibert and E. L. \\'inthrop. As we make the turn in 
the avenue, on the left and beyond the dense mass of trees is the 
residence of F. \\'. \'anderbilt, which we will notice in another chap- 
ter. Still on the left and quite close to old ocean is the home of 
H. H. Cook, and next to this is the new villa of H. ]\I. Brooks. On 
the right as we turned the avenue we passed Gen. J. F. Pierson's 
villa, and beyond we see the neat and pretty stone structure called 
*' Inchiquin," built bv Mr. J. (3'Brien for his daughter, Mrs. C. F. 
Livermore, but we are at the end of Bellevue avenue and facing- 
Bailey's Beach, which is fast becoming the proper place for bath- 
ing bv the summer residents. A stone wall placed across what was 
once the driveway to the beach bars further progress, so we will 
make a detour and continue our drive along the road skirting the 
beach. W'e are now upon Ocean Avenue, or as more commonly 
called Ocean drive. Passing h\ the beach and situated on the rocky 
headland at our left is a large cavity in the rocks known as the 
" Spouting Rock," where old ocean, after a heavy southeast storm, 
rolls in with its mighty waves, and, filling the cavity, will force the 
water into the air to the heighth of fifty feet or more, presenting to 
the fortunate visitor a scene of sublime grandeur. Here is situated 
but a little way from the sea the summer home of Henry Clews, 
Avhile near b\- is the house of R. M. Cushing. Going up the short 
hill and turnine to the left we go by one of the many houses owned 



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by J. N. A. Griswold, and in the distance, situated on Gooseberry 
Island, may be seen the club house of the Newport Fishing Club, 
whose membership comprises many of our summer residents. We 
will here diverge from our trip and give a little bit of history con- 
nected with this island, but little known. When the original settlers 
divided the land among the inhabitants there were many goring 
pieces which were left, and afterward these irregular pieces were ap- 
portioned to the several settlers. After the apportionments had 
been made it was found that one Col. John Cranston had been over- 
looked, and as this island had not been given to anyone it was voted 
at a meeting of the committee for the ordering the laying out of the 
undivided land of said town, held March 24, 1713-14, as follows: 
" Whereas Col. John Cranston never had any land laid out him in 
his right of commonage to his home and land according to the acts 
as others had, therefore we order and agree that s'd Cranston shall 
have a rock or island lying on the south side of Rhode Island, called 
Gooseberry Island, in full of his right, which island lyeth over 
against Jaheel Brenton Esqr's land, formerly Mews Farme to be to 
s'd Cranston in his right to him and his heirs and assigns forever,", 
since which time it passed from one heir to another through more 
than a century, until the last rightful owner sold it in 1847 to 
Messrs. Wm. Glennan, John H. Crosby and John Beattie, and this 
last deed of the island is the only one on record, although the 
island is claimed by and the rents of the same are paid to 
the Newport Hospital, who were bequeathed the same, together 
with other lauds adjoining, by the late owner. Gen. J. A. 
Hazard, and as it stands to-day it is quite a valuable piece of prop- 
erty, and its rightful ownership would be a question for the courts 
to settle as there is no deed to be found on record other than the one 
of 1847. But we will not delay the visitor longer and so continue 
our ride. After crossing the bridge spanning the tide way we will 
see two cottages close together near the shore, where Theo W. and 
Jerome C. Borden pass their summer days, while beyond we have in 
view the building surmounted by a tower that is the quarters of the 



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crew of the United States Life-Saving Service, situated on the 
lieadhnid known as Price's Neck. Tlie next point of interest that 
we will meet will he the siyht of a headstone Ivini^- Ix-tween the road- 
way and the ocean, where lie the remains of two unknown sailors 
whose bodies were washed ashore man\- years ago and were interred 
close 1j_v the place where found, and since then this headland has 
been known as " Gra\es Point." Continuing (.m we go by the place 
selected In' J. R. P)nsk ior a summer home and where the workmen 
are busily engaged in its construction. The next villa is Theo. M. 
Da\is's, and right here it will be well to stop and gaze upon old 
ocean, where its tumultuous waxes are forexer lireaking upon the 
reef that makes out from tlie land for a long distance and is known 
as Brenton's Reef, while at the outer end of the reef is moored the 
lightship, to warn the mariner of the danger lurking beneath the 
white-capped waxes. Continuing (_)ur journey x\e pass the villa of 
Ross R. Winans, knoxvn as " Bleak House," and still keeping the 
ocean in view we go by the villa of Professor Agassiz in the distance 
and close to the shore on the headland of Castle Hill. Presently 
we pass the residence of Josiah ( ). Lox\- and next adi<iining that of 
A. A. Low. Turning abruptly to the right we leax e old ocean l:)ehind 
us, and after passing the residence of J. W. Auchincloss on the left 
xve soon catch a glimpse of Newport harbor by looking across 
Brenton's Cove, where will be seen at loxv water the xvrecks of 
three vessels that have made the cove their final haxen, one of 
x\hich, the " Bessie Rogers," has been utilized by H. D. Morgan as 
a boat house close b}- his elegant mansion, situated just aboxe, on 
the high rocks, which commands one of the tinest x lews (.m the 
island, with the harbor bcloxv and Narragansett Ikiy stretching to the 
northward as far as the eye can reach, xxhile to our right on the hill 
xvill be seen the villa of J. B. and Miss (Irosvenor of Provi- 
dence as well as that of C. G. King; continuing along the road 
we pass many of the older and less pretensions cottages until we 
approach Halidon 'avenue; turning to the left xve pass the villa of 
INIrs. Schuyler Hamilton jr., (m the right and decend the hill xvhere 



through the opening of the arching trees we see a cluster of rocks 
a short distance from the shore with a snow white house perched 
upon them, which is a government lighthouse and keeper's dwelling 






t-«i^ 



known as the Lime Rock Lighthouse, watclied over by the eagle 
eye of Ida Lewis the "Grace Darling of America;" turning to the 
right we pass along the road skirting the harbor and by the resi- 
dences on the hill above us, of F. O. French, Lorillard Spencer and 
Mrs. E. G. Hartshorn and soon reach Thames street, the principal 
business thoroughfare of the city. Driving rapidly up the street, by 
its old and antiquated buildings, past the shot tower and lead works, 
and the old Aquidneck Mill, we soon reach the Perry Mill all sorry 
reminders of Newport's former manufacturing days, and a short dis- 
tance beyond on the right is the Post Office and Custom House 
with the Stars and Stripes abo\-e. We are now in the midst of the 
business places of Newport's merchant's and more modern buildings 
are to be seen. By the wharxes and narrow streets we hasten and 
soon pass on the left, on the corner of Long Wharf, a low antiquated 
brick building which is the City Hall of America's famous watering 
place. Turning abruptly to the right we are once more at our start- 
ing point the Parade, and our ten mile drive is a thing of the past. 



CHAPTER III 



DRIVE NO. 2. XARRACrAXSKTT AX'I-.XrF.. FORTY STI'.PS. — oCIIRF: 

I'OIXT AXn ITS FAMOUS VILLAS. 




HOl^LD the \isit()r desire to see more of the siileiidid 
mansions of the wealthy, a short dri\e ean Ije liad In- 
passing- o\er a part of Bellevne A\enne aj;ain until 
Narragansett Avenue is rcaehed, when, turnin-- to the 
'ft we approaeli the eottage of Mrs. G. Tiffany on 
the lelt, with that of G. H. \\'arren adjoining on the opposite 
, corner and with those of E. H. Schemerhorn, Airs. W. F. Weld and 
' Miss Callender adjoining respectively, while across the way are to 
be seen the villas of C. N. Fav with that of R. T. Wilson adjoin- 
ing. The elnster ot dark painted houses are the Pinard Cottages, 
on the opposite corner is the residence of F. Sheldon, while across 
the wav is the villa of Mrs. M. L. Travers. Continuing along the 
rj avenue we go by the residence of Col. G. R. Fearing which is situ- 
ated some distance from the roadway surrounded b\- a large number 
of beautiful trees and is known as "The (Orchard;" adjoining are 
the villas of R. I. Gammell and Mrs. Wm. (Tammell of Proxidence. 
" We are now at the end of the avenue and at the well known ])lace 
called " Forty Stops," which has recently been impro\ed, artificiallv, 
by the erection of a substantial platform o\erlooking the rocks 
below; retracing our wav we go by the brick mansion ot Roliert 
? Goelet, and turning down the first road to the left enter upon Ochre 
Point Avenue and pass the villa of Ogden Goelet in construction, 
and the Pendleton cottage adjacent. On our right, surrounded liy 
a high and massive stone wall is the beautiful stone villa of J. J. 
i Van Alen, known as " Wakehurst," while on the opjiosite side is 




the summer home of Louis L. LoriHard, bequeatlied to him by the 
late .Miss ^\•olfe, while on the right we pass the Acosta Cottao-es, 
aud beyond, on the same side, is the handsome stone structure o^f J.' 
J. Wysong and the Eldredge villa adjoining on the farther corner. 
On the left and hidden by the dense mass of foliage, is the villa of 
Cornelius A-anderbilt. We now turn to the right^ on to Ruo-c.les 



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Avenue, ginng- bv Fainiian Rog-ers on the left, with that of Miss 
Jones and J. M. Fiske adjoining, while opposite is the villa of Prof. 
C. ^\^ Shields, with that of J. T. Spencer's bevond ; turning to the 
left we pass through a short 1\v-street separating the two villas of J. 
P. Kersnochan, that on the left is known as "The Cloister." Turn- 
ing to the right and we are upon Marine avenue and go bv the 
residence of Gordon McKa\- on the right, while on the other side 
are the large and spacious grounds of the late August Belmont, ex. 
tending from the avenue to the cliffs, continuing a short distance 
and we reach Bellevue A\enue again, and turn to the right pass 
over the avenue to our starting place. Should the visitor chance to 
take this drive in the afternooon a grand opportunitv will l)e had of 
seeing the magnificent turnouts of wealth and fashion in their daily 
afternoon outing on Newport's famous avenue. We will now leave 
von to amuse yourself until we prepare for another trip which must 
be done part of the way on foot. 



CHAPTER IV 



walk no. i. — along thk cliffs. — -forty steps. — elllson rock. — 
Conrad's cave. — ochrk point. — famous rose garden. — 

SHEEP point. — ROUGH POINT. — LAND'S END. — COGGESHALL'S 
LEDGE. — BOAT-HOUSE GULLY. — BAILEY'S BEACH. 



HOULD the tourist start early in the morning, that is 
.^Tjnot later than lo o'clock, or in the afternoon abont 4 
o'clock, taking the street car or one of the many drags 
plying between the avenne and the beach, a short ride 
will bring ns to the foot of tlie road leading to the 
beach, or more properly speaking, Easton's Beach, the far-famed 
bathing- place of America's Queen of Watering places, Newport ; 
bnt we will not speak of its advantages at present. Alighting from 
the car or drag at the foot of the hill we will begin onr tramp along 





the Cliffs. The first \illa we approach after entering on the wind- 



ing- path, is the Chanler \-ina, and tlien come to what is known as 
the Cliff Cottages, the wants of wliose tenants are snpplied from 
the main honse or liotel. A sliort distance l)eyond are another 
cluster of cottages known as the Livingston's. After passing them 
we have quite a stretch of ground to cover until we come near to the 
heautiful stone residence of Mrs. ^\'m. CTammell, and crossing the 
boundary line of her enclosure we commence our tramp through 
the spacious grounds and well kept lawn, and obe\-ing the request 
as given to us by the many signs placed along the walk "keep off 
the grass " we now approach the " Fortv Steps," where we find a 
substantial stairwa^■ leading to the ntcks below, or enter on the 
platform o\erlooking the rocks, and gaze seaward. Directly op- 
posite us on the headland mav be seen the villa of Airs. Z. C. Deas, 
at Eastern's Point and still farther be^•ond will be seen the hazy 
outline of Sachuest Point, and still following, as the sun goes, will 
be seen in the extreme distance ^\'est Island and lighthouse, while 
beneath us on our right is a chain of rocks making out from the 
mainland, known as "Ellison's Rock," where excellent fishing may 
be had at the proper tide ; leaving this spot we enter the enclosure 
of Robert Goelet ; passing through his grounds we approach the 
elegant palace of his brother Ogden Goelet, with its many mullioned 
windows, balconies and broad piazzas. We are now abreast of 
the original "Fortv Steps," wdrose old rickety stairway led to the 
little beach below and where at the foot of the cliffs, long since ob- 
literated by the angry waves, was one of the old time famous tryst- 
ing places known as " Conrade Cave," and could the rocks speak 
many a tale could it tell of the "plighting of the troth " of youth- 
ful lovers. Resuming our walk we pass the less pretentious Pen- 
dleton Cottage; a few steps more and we are within the enclosure 
of Louis L. Lorillard's, formerly known as Aliss Wolfe's summer 
residence, with its broad lawns and rare plants, and its natural at- 
tractions and the beach at the foot of the frowning cliffs makes it 
the most picturesque spot along the cliffs ; while in the distance and 
adjoining this enclosure is to be seen the villa of Cornelius \"an- 



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derbilt. We are now iipon the eastern or water side of New- 
port's summer colony known as Ochre Point and almost all 
the land which is in view was the home of the American jurist, 
^\'m. Beach Lawrence who died in iSSi. All this vast territory, 
consisting of 69 acres, was bought by him previous to 1850, for 
$12,000, and the last sale from the plat was the old homestead, 
which was sold to ^liss Wolfe for $192,000, and which she had torn 
down to make room for a fine building. Passing through this en- 
closure to the next we go by the A'anderbilt villa, with its rustic 
summer house on the left and steps leading to the shore below, and 
approach the southernmost boundary of Ochre Point, a name given 
to this part of Newport from the fact that the soil of the cliffs con- 
tained more or less of the substance. The villa we now approach is 
the Pearson villa, and that of Fairman Rogers adjacent, who has 
Miss Jones as a neighbor ; and next is that of Josiali 'M. Fiske. 
Leaving the "Cloister," one of J. P. Kernochan's houses, on the 
right, we cross the foot of ^NLirine avenue, passing through the turn- 
stile and go b\- a rustic summer house on the left, enter upon the 
walk skirting the spacious grounds of the late August Belmont, and 
approach the famous rose garden of the late historian, George Ban- 
croft, surrounded on its water side with a high hedge, at either end 
of which is a pathwa^■ leading up into the grounds, and among the 
immense variety of roses which were the delight of its former 
owner, and many a visitor will live with the remembrance of having 
received a flower from the hands of the aged historian. \\'e now go 
by the house of John Knower and approach the villa of Mrs. Wil- 
liam Astor and by tlie nuirble palace of ^\'illiam K. \'anderbilt, 
which is situated a short distance from the cliffs, and pass tlirough 
the grounds of W. W. Astor, and as the path rounds the cove, at the 
base beneath us we see the boathouse situated on what is known as 
" Sheep Point." Going by the residences of ]\h-s. Ingersoll and G. 
W. Wales, we pass down tl'.e series of steps and are on the premises 
of Dr. C. I\I. Bell, whose brick villa is above us on the higher land, 
passing by a cave guarded by an iron barred door, the imagination 



of the tourist must not be carried back to the days of tlie bold Inic- 
caneers, \\lieu Captain Kidd buried his wcaltli aloni^' the coast for 
safety, and tliis ca\e as it ajipears, is l)nt a sliort ])assa.y,'e leading- 
tnmi tile house al:)o\'e. Continuini^- on our \va\- we i^d b\- the resi- 
dences of (Ig'den Mills and Thomas V. Cushiny" and approach the 
long- and picturesque stone mansion of F. W. \'anderl)ilt. ( )n our 
left can be seen the angry \va\ es of the Atlantic Isreaking with a 
roar ujion what is known as " Rough Point." Just l)efore we get 
al)reast of the house, and passing close to the headland, we go over 
an artificial Inddge wdiich will not be known b\- the \ isitor unless 
attention should Ix- called to the fact. An illustration of this 
bridge is gi\en on our outside co\er. Continuing our iimrne\' we go 
by the residence of H. H. Cook with that of H. M. I'.rooks, and the 
Sand's villa adjacent. We now i)ass through the gateway on to the 
roadway leading from Uellevue avenue to the water, or more ]n-op- 
erlv speaking, " Land's End." This ]dace is lietter known as the 
boat house landing, t'roni the fact that until within a few years 
there stood close to this place a (jue room stone Ijuilding erected 
soon after the great gale of 1S15 bv popular subscri])tion to take 
the place of the one swept awa^• during thds gale, and this shelter 
was used principallv b\ the fishermen who would go outside of the 
reef f'or his daily fare; Init the land changing ownership this old 
landmark was torn down, and a short distance licyond a wooden 
tower was erected, from the top < >f which a fine view can bj had for 
the trouble of ascending the winding stairway. The huge miss ot 
rocks in front of us and a short distauce fVom the mainland is 
" Coggeshairs Ledge," andtheco.-e or harbor which this ledge pro- 
tects fVom tiie fury (A' the o:ean storms is knowu as B;)athouse 
( lulh', and here at the right time can be found the hardy fisherman 
whose boats may be seen drawn up on the shore, who for a proper 
consideration will take yon out for a fishing excursion beyond the 
reef, where the follower of Izaak \\'alton can enjoy deep sea fishing 
to his heart's content. We willn(;t linger here, but passing through 
the gateway on the o:3posite side of the road continue our way over 



the hill and by the tower, approaching the villa of ]\Irs. Richard 
Baker, and those adjoining and along the paths skirting the shore 
of the eastern boundary of Bailey's Beach -with its long row of 
bath houses all under one roof, with its short tower in the centre as a 
sort of giuard oyer its lower structure, we pass out and are once 
more upon Belleyue avenue, where a drag can be found that will take 
us homeward, and by the homes of those through whose grounds we 
have just passed and our cliff walk is ended. 




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CHAPTER V. 

EASTOX'S BKACH.— THK PAVILION.— AX OCKAN VIKW.— FASIIK .X- 
ABLE BATHIXG HOUR.— OLD TIME REMIXISCEXCES.— A WIXTER 

stor:m. 

l^R next trip wc will make to Easton's Beach, 
taking a drag or the street car a few minntes drive 
hvill bring ns to onr destination. The beach at the 
I time Newport was settled and the land divided 
among the settlers fell to the lot of Nicholas 
EastoTS^was utilized in its early days for its sand and seaweed 
privileo-es, but the mark of improvement is as noticeable here as 
elsewl^re in our ancient city, where a few years ago the bath houses 
were roughlv constructed affairs with wooden wheels upon them 
and covered with a thin coat of whitewash, forming c^uite a contrast 
with the present well constructed long, low and rambling building 
erected in 1S87 at a cost of over 530,000, with its wings extending 
on either side of the main building wherein are the modern bath 
houses with other rooms adjacent where hot and cold salt water 
baths can be enjoved, and its well supplied restaurant where one 
can eiijov a simple shore dinner, its broad covered piazza where pro- 
tected "from the sun's scorching rays one can sit and watch the antics 
of the bathers, or the eve can gaze upon the ocean and watch the 
ever passing vessels in the distance as they sail to and fro, while 
upon the Hght stretches the cliffs with their beautiful villas and 
emerald lawns which we saw in our walk a short time ago. while on 
the left and close to the water's edge at the farther end of the beach 
lies the colonv of cottages belonging to the Newport Land Company, 
and which ai-; managed after the same manner as the Pinard and 
Cliff- cottages, while on the extreme point of land may be seen the 
villa owned bv Mrs, Z. C. Deas, and situated on what is known as 



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Easton's Point. If inclined, a plnnge into tlie water can be made 
after changing onr garments and donning a snit of clothes that 
can be hired at the office of the main bnilding, resting assnred that 
the beach is perfectly safe and with bnt little nndertow notwith- 





standing the patrol which is kept np b\- the men in the boat, which 
precaution is taken to gnard against any accident to the more ven- 
tnresome bathers who often swim ont beyond the fartliest breaker 
and then swim in again on the top of the breakers, somewhat after 
the st\-le of the snrf bathers of the vSand\\ich Islands, minns the 
board. Bnt few accidents haye happened on this famons beacli, and 
then the resnlt was more from the carelessness of the bathers than 
from any other canse. The fashionable hour for bathing is 
from II to 12 o'clock, and after one o'clock for a conple of hours the 
beach is given up principallj- to men, bnt during the hour first men- 
tioned the beach is the scene of great animation and gaiet^■ and 
the striking costumes of the fair bathers is wonderful and bewilder- 
ing with the many g;a\- hues and excjuisite taste manifested by the 
wearer to make beauty more beautiful. It is also a great gathering- 
place for the little ones who are carefully guardedly- an older person 
and with their little pails and shovel they dig in the sand to their 
heart's content, or, if permission is obtained, the^• doff their shoes 



and stockiiii^s to paddle- in the water, when a tiny wave with force 
far spent snrrounds them, the air will lie filled with tlie laughter 
of the hap]n' little ones. 

History tells us that in 1750 a party of iishernien who 
were on the beach were snr])rised at seeing a large ship heading for 
shore bnt some distance away, carefully wending her way jiast the 
more dangerons places bnt still a]iproaching, when all at once her 
headway sto])]ied. Hastily lannching a boat the^■ ])nt out to her and 
ni)on boarding the vessel, greatly to their surjjrise, not a li\ing soul 
was to be seen and the ship's boat was gone somewhere with its li\- 
ing- freight. Exerything on lioard was in its projK-r place and a 
fire was burning liriskly in the galley sto\e and the whereabouts 
of the captain and crew was and e\er will be a nu'stery The 
vessel was one that belonged to one of Newports merchants 
and was daily expected home with a rich cargo from foreign 
lands and was gotton off from the beach and taken to the 
harlior, where she was afterwards sold for the ]>enefit of the wreckers. 
After refitting she made nunn- snccessfnl vcn'ages. It is bnt a few 
vears ago that the brig Ida McLeod, laden with ])etroleum, came 
ashore and was gotten oft with slight damage, and after repairs were 
made and her cargo reloaded she started again on her \ox-age, onh' 
to be o\ertaken again 1)\- the cruel hand of fate, and was fallen in 
with in mid-ocean, alxmdoned and waterlogged, bnt such cases as 
these are of great raritw Let ns now picture to our minds the 
scenes enacted here during some ot the storms ot winter, when but 
few people would \enture to the ])lace while the storm rages; then 
the smooth beach is torn up and gullies are formed, large stones 
h'ing ])eneath the sands are exp,c>sed to \ iew and the wind and sea 
l",old high carnixal. k'rom the easternmost point of the beach to 
the shore huge wa\'es r(dl in in rapid succession with deafening 
roar, leaping and dashing, ])reak close to the buildings, and still 
rushing on in mad career pass across the roadway into the ])ond 
beyond; while on the western or right hand side will strike angrily 
against the stone wall and leap into the air to the height of twenty 



feet or more, falling back again, only to be met by another incoming 

wave, and uniting with it as though in nnity there is strength, strike 

the wall again as if bent on its destruction, while on the cliff side of 

the beach will be seen the white capped billow as 

" The breaking waves dash high 
On the stern and rock-bouud coast." 

After one of these storms and Avith a strong northwest wind and a 
shining sun, the scene is one of great beauty, as the huge waves 
roll high and are just about to break, the strong wind cuts the top of 
them, and as the fleecy spray is blown off, they show all the prismatic 
colors of the rainbow, in fact, numbers of small rainbows fill the 
air from the constant spray coming from the waves, and at such 
times as these the sight is worth travelling a long distance to wit- 
ness. After the storm has subsided and the tide goes out, the fisher- 
men, as well as others, reap a harvest and find a read}- market for 
the beach clams which the ocean has so bountifully placed before 
them. But as the bathing hour is at an end, the carriages with tlieir 
gay parties are rapidly passing up the hill again, and the beach is 
being forsaken for the cool shades of the pavilion piazzas, we will 
leave this delightful spot for fresher fields of observation. 




CHAPTER VI. 



I)KI\H X(>. 3. ACROSS 'I'HK HKACHKS. — ITRCATORV AND ITS LEGKXDS. 

— PARAOISK. — HAXCIxr, ROCKS. IXDIAX AXKXTE. VATCLUSK. 

— oAKLAXI) FARM. THI-; CI.KX. WHn'HHALI. — IlISHOP BERK- 

Kr.EV. — H( iXVMAX HII.L. HIIJ.SIDl-, FARM. MALBOXR. 

"~u ' «ai i)'^R our next trip we will eu'^ag-e a carriage at the 
^^'-j^ > )cean Hou.se for a dri\e acro.ss the beaches and ont 
■^ , n the island by way of the Indian A\enue drive 

S.<^-^' / w hich is l)est taken in the afternoon, passing- rapidly 
JL- Ai..w. Jown Bath Road and across Easton's Beach, by the 
Newport Land Company's cottages we begin the ascent of the hmg 
hill known as Purgatory Road, by the residence on the left of H. 
\\'. Bookstaver, W. H. ^Morrison and Julieu T. Davies while on the 
ojjposite side is the \'illa of L. C. Josephs, mx- soon come to a turn 
in the road where we will stop and alight, passing through the 
opening in the fence we wend our way to the top of the short hill 
and going along the rocks soon come to a fissure in the rocks 
known as Purgatory whose origin is supposed to ha\e been caused 
b\- the sudden upheaval ot the earth in ages long ago when the earth 
was supposed to ha\e been in a ^"er^■ heated condition, as the com- 
positiim of the stone is what is known as piulding stone and the 
sudden cooling of the uuiss caused the separation which formed the 
place now seen. It is about 150 feet in length trom the face of the 
cliffs to its land end, from 12 to 14 feet wide at its outward end. 
Until within a few years ago it was said to Ix- bottomless, but careful 
sctundings made have exploded this story and it is known to have a 
hard saud\- l)ottom with a depth of 18 feet of water at low tide. 
"Within its enclosure is a ca\e which is not easily accessible. It has 
several legends connected with it, one of which is to the effect that 
a lover was pleading with his sweetheart to name the day when 



they might be united for life and his lady told liim that he did not 
love her as much as he ought and the lover called on Heaven to 
witness him as he replied, that to prove his devotion to her he would 
do an}- command she would give. Thinking to frighten him and 
at the same time test his devotion to her, she bade him as a proof of 
his assertion to jump the chasm. He hesitated, but drawing back 
for a instant, he started, the maiden seeing the recklessness of her 




command tried to stop liim, with a sudden spring he jumped, land- 
ing safely on the opposite side, and turning, bade the cruel hearted 
girl farewell forever. Thus she jeopardized the life of a lover to 
gratify a foolish whim and lost his love by so doing. Another and 
more ancient one is that of the Indian maiden who had slain her 
faithless lover " Hobomoko" and realizing her terrible act and while 
slowly pacing the rocks crying out in despair for him to return to 
her again, beheld the form of his Satanic majesty approaching her, 
who replied to her cpiestion as to whom he was, said, " I 
am Hobomoko!" and seizing the luckless maiden lie dragged 



her across the rucks and liftini;' her u]\ juinjied into " Puri^atory," 
and to tins day may be seen wliat are said to l)e the 
foot-prints ot the e\il one. Hard by, will be seen a small 
granite stone with the initials and date of A. G. L., Sept. 9, 
1S5C1, placed there to mark the s])ot where a son of the late 
William Beach Lawrence met his accidental death while on a gnu- 
ning expedition. Retracing our steps we enter the carriage again 
and continue our trip down the short hill and along the roadway 
skirting the Second or vSachnest Beach. This beach is but little 
used as a bathing place as it is not considered as safe as Kaston's 
beach. On our left may be seen the embankment of a storage 
reser\-oir of Newport's water suppl\', while l)e^•ond as we a])proach 
the rocks, is to be seen Paradise Valley which makes up between 
the two chains of rocks while at the nearest end of this mass of 
rocky headland at whose base is a deep recess which turnishes a 
retreat, is the far-famed Hans'ing Rock and it is here that Bishop 
Berkeley an eminent di\ine who came to this country- in 172S, used 
to pass much of his time, and here he wrote his famous Ijook the 
Minute Philosopher. Here it was that vSmibert the artist was in- 
spired to place on can\-as the charming color of a Rhode Island 
sunset, and here the Rev. James Hon\-niau an associate of Bishop 
Berkeley receiyed tb.e di\ir,e iusjiiration while writing his remarkable 
sermons deliyered l)y him while rector of Trinity Church Thus 
the place although in Middlctown has a treble interest to Xewporters. 
Turning to the left b^■ this rocky headland and passing o\er an- 
other liridge we continue oyer the hill, always keeping the ocean in 
yiew, or more properly speaking, the vSeaconnet ri\er, we pass along 
the roadway know as Indian Avenue and ascend the rise of the 
hill, the Scaconnet Ri\'er is before us and forms the eastern Ijoundary 
ot our island home. We soon come to the summer home of the 
tragedian Edwin Booth and called 1)\' him " Boothden," while at the 
water side ma^' be seen a quaint mill somewduit after the style 
of those used in Holland. Lea\ing this \illa behind w-e approach 
a picturescjue little chapel constructed of stone, with its ivy clad 



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walls and dedicated to the memory of Bishop Berkeley whom we 
have previously mentioned. vStill jonrneving on with the river at 
onr right we soon come to Peckham's Lane on onr left, tnrning into 
this road we approach the end and turn to the right on to 
Wapping Road and continue along and bv Braman's Lane 
and soon pass on our right the residence of the late Thomas R. 
Hazard, more faniiliarlv known to the inhabitants of our island as 
" vShepard Tom." This place is known as "Vaucluse," and was 
until the Revolutionary war the summer home of Metcalf Bowler, 
one of Newport's most enterprising and highly respected citizens, 
one whose memory is still kept fresh in the minds of some of New- 
port's older inhabitants who daily pass on Thames street, bv the 
sight of two carved eagles which surmount the doorway of two busi- 
ness houses. 

Still following this roadway we make a turn of the road and soon 
come out opposite the farm of Cornelius \'anderbilt, known as 
" Oakland." Mr. A'anderbilt does not live here himself, but the 
farm is kept simply to supply his table with fresh products of the 
dairy and garden, and he makes almost daily visits to the place. 
The stock on the farm is of the purest breed and everything about 
the place is of the best, and all together is the finest fanc\- farm on 
the island. If time is plenty we can turn to the right and continue 
onr ride on the island a little farther, and turning down the first 
road on the right come to the most beautiful and picturesque spot 
on the island, known as "The Glen,'' although in former days it was 
known as " Cundall's Mill," and on this spot as late as iSii Joseph 
Cnndall, Escj., formerly a judge of the Siipreme Court, was engaged 
in the manufacture of woollen goods, until he unfortunately perished 
during a very violent snow storm in December of that year, and 
whose body was not found for many days afterwards. Its present 
owner, H. A. C. Taylor, was a fortunate man when he became its 
owner, and through his enterprise the land has been brought to a 
high state of cultivation and the farm stocked with the purest 
bred cattle that money could purchase and the farm made Avhat it 



is, another one of tlie fancy farms of the island. W'liik- retaining- 
many of its old-time fcatnres, the j^'rove of stnrdv oaks, its old water 
mill and the e\er Li"nr_L;linL;' lirook which rushes madh- over the stones 
and finds its wa\' to the Kast ri\er, if his yood fortnne to get a peep 
into the ])lace the \isitor will see a spot ot rare heant\' on onr island 
home. RetracinL;" onr way and goin;^' In" " < )akland," again keeping 
the road to the right down Tnrner's lane a short distance, we turn 
into the first road at onr right, and then again to the left at the 
next, and once nmre to the right at the next road, we are upon Berk- 
ele^• axenne, which will take us past the former home of I]ishop 
Berkele\-, known as "Whitehall," situated a short distance fmni the 
road and parth' hidden h\ the (.)ld orchard on our right. Here is the 
farm that was bequeathed to Yale College tor the perpetual encour- 
agement of classical learning, and the income deri\ed from the rent 
of the farm was to help defra\- the expense of an\' student who 
passed the required examination, and in 1761 the farm, cuntaining 
ij about 100 acres, was leased for a thousand vears at a rental which 
' brings the college less than twn hundred dollars annualh', and since 
the original lease was made it has changed hands man\- times. Con- 
tinuing to the end of this road we come to Honvman Hill road, down 
j which we pass bv the summer residence of S. H. W'itherbee and go 
|; quickly over the wooden bridge with the broad expanse of water on 
• our left, which is the main source ot suiiph' ot Newport's needs, up 
the steep hillln' Hillside Farm, and a few minutes nK)re brings us to 
its summit and we go h\ the villas of A. \'an Renssolaer and H. 
Hoppin on the right, while on the left are those ot \\'. C. Sinims. 
Col. I'rince and H. \\". W'illard adjoining, with that of R. X. Hazard 
I on the corner and the imposing mansion ot ^ilajor I>ull on the right 
hand opposite corner. W'e are now at the "Mile corner," (.)r in other 
words at the northern boundary of the city ot Newport, which at 
this point is the terminus of the street car route. Turning to the 
j left and passing along for a short distance we turn to the right down 
the first road and soon approach an imposing brown stone structure 
kn(jwn as "Malbone," the home of ex-)^Ia^■or Bedlow. It is here 



tiuit 111 1742 Colonel Godfrey Malbone, a wealthy merchant of New- 
port, erected an elegant mansion on the spacious grounds with a 
garden of many acres, wherein were the choicest fruit trees that 
could be found in Europe, which were imported for his garden. In 
the war of 1740 between France and Spain he fitted out several 
private armed vessels of war, which made many important captures. 
In the summer of 1766, while preparations were being made for a 
dinner party, to be given to a number of distinguished people, the 
house caught fire and was entirely destroyed. Mr. ^Malbone died in 
1768 and was buried in a vault under Triiiit}- Church. Later the 




propertv came into the hands of J. Prescott Hall and another fine 
mansion was erected, and afterwards it was purchased b\' the present 
owner. Turning to the left we pass along this roadway and come 
out again on Broadwav, opposite Bliss road, which onh- a few years 
ago was considered as being out in the countr\-, l^ut the rapid pro- 
gress made and the large increase in the city's permanent popula- 
tion, the place has built up rapidly, and here are seen the homes of 
many of Newport's successful merchants. Still continuing our jour- 
ney down this broad street, and, by the way, its former name was 
Broad street, until within a few years, when its name was changed 



to the present one to meet tlie ideas of its more aspiring eitizens, 
nnder the areliini;- trees, l)y some of its older houses, and soon we 
pass the aneient State House and are on the Parade t>r Washington 
Square and turn down Thames street, with its Ijustlini;- aeti\it\-, and 
here we will lea\e \-ou. 



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CHAPTER VII 




WALK XO 2. LONG WHARF. WASHIXGTOX STREET. — -HUXTER 

HOU.SE. — hhVE ROCKS. — FoRT GREEXE. — SAIL XO. I. — I'PPER 

H.\RBOR. TRAIXIXG STATIOX. COASTERS H.\RBOR ISLAXD. 

— Gl'LL ROCK. — ROSE LSLAXD. — COXAXICUT SHORE. — GO.AT 
LSLAXI). IXXER HARBOR. 

E will make our next trip to the Point, or as 
.jften called by many writers "Oldport". We will 
f-, start from the Parade and ionrnev down the de- 
' lapidated water street known as Long Wharf, 
where are sitnated most of the boat shops in 
?^ i T which man^■ of Newports famous catboats are 

built during the long and tedious winters which must necessarily 
elapse after our summer visitors have departed. We soon come to 
a small bridge spanning an opening between the harbor and cove 
where the tide has ebbed and flowed for over two hundred years and 
here we stop and speak of its former scenes of acti\itv. In the 
earh' da\-s of the place the co\-e co\'ered an area of many acres but 
since the introduction of the railroad it has been rapidly filled up 
for business purposes. During the height of Newport's commercial 
activitv a large part of its interest lay in this \icinity and here in 
the cove of olden time there were seven wharxes where vessels were 
constantly discharging their cargoes of molasses and other mer- 
chandise and reloading with a cargo of rum from the eleven distil- 
leries that were in full operation, which was taken to the coast of 
Africa. There exchanged for slaves and other products of the 
coast and then again there were several shipyards where many 
vessels were built, and all the vessels had to pass through the 
drawbridge which at that time was twenty-six feet wide. In 1702 
Long Wharf, which was l)uilt principally of wood, was called the 



(lid Tdwii W'liarf and was damaged hv a severe gale, efforts were 
made to rebuild it, and the town eouucil \(ited to let eertaiii ])ersons 
who offered to reliuild and kee]> it in order, ha\e the control of it and 
collect the rents to reimburse themseKes for the outlay and in I'j'^g 
under certain conditions the wharf was lengthened by the trustees, 
and se\en years later authority was obtained tVom the (icneral 
Asseml)ly to maintain a ferry between Newport and Jamestown, 
and in 1760 the whart suffered from a disastrous fire and unusual 
high tides and the General Assenddv was asked for a "rant to 



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raise /'i^^o h\ lotter\- for the rebuilding and further extension of 
the wharf and when the British e\acuated the town in 1779 they 
Vmrnt the wharf and its destruction as a commercial center was com- 
plete. In 1S62 the trustees ga\e the railroad company a lease for 
lOcT years at an anniuil rental of Si4i>), the company to kecj) it in 
good, sound and serviceable repair and thus the \isitor will observe 
how well this condition is performed. The rents accruing ha\e 
been used in the erection of two substantial school houses for this 
section of the cit\- with the probability of another in the near 
future. Continuing our way and as we pass the boat shops we will 
stop and engage a boatman to meet us at the City Pier at the foot 



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Of Elm Street for a short sail after our walk up wiihi^ 
street. We soon come to tlie old railroad depot and turning the 
corner are on Washington street, by the docks of the Old Colony 
Steamboat Company where may possibly be seen one or more of 
their huge floating palaces, by the boiler shop, and we are abreast 
of a spot that was but a few years ago used as a ship building estab- 
lishment where were built many of the vessels that sailed from this 
port when its commercial interests were more prosperous than the^• 
are now. Passing by a large plain looking ]:ouse with its glistening 
white exterior we come to the Hunter house on the left which was 
the residence of Dr. William Hunter who came from England in 
1752 and was a renowned physician and surgeon and was^he first 
practitioner in America to give a course of lectures on anatomy 
It was while the British occupied the town that he contracted di's- 
ease from a patient which caused his death, and it was here that 
Admiral de Ternay of the French force breathed his last, and this 
house is but one of the many hou.ses of the city that has a varied 
history- which tends to carry one back in imagination to the past 
glories of the place. We go by an opening leading to the water 
front with its long wooden pier and which is the City pier previous- 
ly mentioned, passing by the house of Dr. H. R. Stover who also 
owns the Hunter house, while on the opposite side of the street are 
a colony of summer houses, we near the Cope house and that of Ben- 
jamin Smith while to our right on the opposite corner is the sum- 
mer home of Mrs. Smith, by the row of poplar trees on either side 
with their arching branches interlocking, forming a bower o^•er the 
street, by the house of Mrs. M. H. Sanford and Murray Shipley 
next beyond, with that of Edwin G. Angell across the way, and the 
next that of Jane Morris and Chas. Fairchild we come to " a vacant 
lot opposite the stone house owned by Theo. A. Havemeyer we enter 
and follow the path leading to the shore and here we find the "Blue 
Rocks " a favorite resting place on a summer eve for a Romeo and 
Jnhet, while in the lot adjoining are tlie ruins of the North Battery 
or as now known Fort Greene and originally was an earthwork 



fii) 

thrown up diirin>j,' (Hiu nii^ht in i77't and i;'arrisoned Ijv a detach- 
ment ot soldiers with its i;uns trained on the IJritish frigate Sear- 
boroui^h lying at anchor close to the shore and when morning 
dawned the vessel was obliged to beat a hast\' retreat, it was finally 
completed as a harbor defense in 1798-1X00 and named in honor of 
General Greene of Rexolntionarv fame. To the northward is seen 
the Naval Training Station of the V. S. Government. Across the 
bay is the new summer resort of Jamestown, and following the out- 
line ot the shore we o])tain a fine view of the entrance to our Bay. 
Retracing our steps to the City Pier we embark in the sailfioat })re- 
vionsly engaged and sail up to the Training Station situated on an 
island known to the Indians in ancient times as " ^\'eenat Shassit " 
which was atter\\ards changed b\' the settlers to Coasters Harbor 
Island. It is here that the future seamen of our Xa\^- are educated 
in all that appertains to a first class man-of-war's man, and was estab- 
lished in iSSi ])y and through the active influence of Admiral Por- 
ter. Here the l)o\-s are instructed in an ordinar\- Knglish educa- 
tion alternating with practical seamanship and other nautical o]:)er- 
ations, including nuuu' months of actual sea lite on Isoard of the 
several \essels belonging to this branch ot na\'al service which 
vearlv make long voyages to foreign sli(.)res. The a].iplicant must 
be a native jjorn American l)etween the ages ot 14 and iS \-ears and 
if accepted b\- the examining board after all preliminar\- recpiire- 
ments are completed the sailor Ijoy's life begins on shore and in 
about six months he is transferred to one of the sea going ships and 
if proficient at the end of the voyage is drafted to the regular 
nian-of-war where he finishes his term ot enlistment or till he 
becomes of age. And in no sense is this branch of ser\ice a re- 
formatory institution. Now heading across the Bay by the Gull 
Rocks with its wedge shaped lighthouse, by Rose Island with its 
t)ld fort and crumbling barracks, built in the days of the Revolution 
as a harbor defence and knt)wn as P\)rt Hamilton and is owned by 
the gxnernment as a storage magazine of the dangerous explosives 
nuinufactured at the Torpedo Station and soon we approach the 



IV sum- 



shore of Conanicut Island whose surface is dotted with nian^ 
mer residences, skirting its shore there soon opens up to view the 
rocky headland known as the "Dumplings " on which is perched 
a quaint, round ruin, built as a fort, and which has been a prominent 
landmark to the entrance of our bay since the begining of the pres- 
ent century-. Again sailing across the bay we pass the frowning walls 
of Fort Adams, the second largest fortification in the United States, 
by the wharf and into the harbor, passing the home of Ida Lewis 
on the Lime Rocks, we sail by Goat Island, or better known as the 
Torpedo Station, where the most destructive outfits of modern naval 
warfare are constructed, and where our naval officers receive their 
practical instruction in the manufacture and use of torpedoes and 
high explosives. Passing between the manv pleasure crafts at 
anchor by the city wharf, we near the end of our marine excur- 
sion, and disembarking, wend our way over Long Wharf to our 
starting point, the Parade. 




CHAPTER VIII 



WALK X< ). ;v — TIIAMKS STRl'.KT. — CITY IIAl.I.. — ol.li ARCADl-:. — C,()\\ 

WANTON r.rii.uixc. — sri-'.'i'oN crant iiorsi'".. — I'.ri-.nti >n dr 

CHANXINC, IlorSI-'.. — II1S'1'< iRR'AI. CARXINCS. — dI.H TlMl-'. ASSl-'.M- 

lU.V ROOMS. MARK1:T S(jrARK. — FRl-'.K I.Il'.RARV. — l;rSINI{SS 

MI'.N'S association. CrSToM IlorSK AND I'OST oM'KT''.. — A 

RIDK IN THK STR1-:KT CARS. — I'RI'.SCoTT'S III-.A I )or.\ RTI'.RS. — 
('.o\'. HIT. I. IloCSK, l',RoAI)\VA^•. — SoLDlKRS' AND SAlI.oRS' 

MONIMI'.NT. — Mll.K CORNKR. — Sl'RINC. STRI-'.HT. LKNTH AI. 

SCHOOL llorSl'.. — MORTON l'.\RK. — I'ol.o CRoINDS. 

r^^-,v'" K will now take a .stroll down Thames Street and 

'>&^//-,',^ ▼" ol)ser\'e as we i>;o alonsj,' some ot the historic hnild- 
inL;s. The City Hall at onr ri,t;lit, on the cor- 
ner of Loni;- Wharf, was erected in 1763 with 
fnnds rai.sed bv lottery, a cnstoni much in Nogne 
in olden times, and from plans drawn by Peter 
Harrison, a ver\- prominent architect <tf his da\-. Its style is of the 
Ionic .st\-le of architecture, and was early known as the Brick 
Market or Ciranary. Its lower floor was open to the street and was 
occupied b\- market-men, and the upper story as a theatre, and was 
dcyoted to its present use in 1S53. (_)n the right and a little wa^■s 
l)c\'ond is seen a wooden archwa\' or ]iassage leading down to the 
water front, and was known as the "Arcade," and in its da\' was 
quite a business place. In its immediate \■icinit^^ a lew docjrs 
below, is a Iniilding now occupied b\- the Boston Store, on whose 
front may be seen in caryed letters the name Wanton Building, 
which was the home of one of Rhode Island's early goyernors, Go\-. 
Joseph Wanton, who filled the office from 176^ until Xoy. 7, 1775. 
Although the building has been modernized and enlarged, it still 
retains in its exterior scnne of its colonial features. As we go along 




and come to the store of C F. Frasch on our left, we look up the 
courtwav and observe the old Sueton Grant House, with its 
second story overhanging the lower one, and with its massive stone 
chimney with its encircling band of iron, a striking contrast to 
the chinine\-s of the present da\'. This is one of three houses situ- 
ated quite near to each other that were thus placed, as it was origi- 
nally intended to have Thames street much wider than it is now, 
and these houses marked the eastern boundary of the street line. 
Still wending our way along the street we approach an iron fence 
surmounting its stone base, and beyond stands the house that was 




built and occupied h\ Jaheel Brenton as earh' as 1720, and later h\ 
Walter Channing, two names prominent in Newport history, while 
a little farther on will he seen on either side, I'ust abo\'e the shop 
doors, Two Carved Eagles surmounting a ball. These are the 
ornaments which were once perched on the gate posts at " \'au- 
cluse," mentioned in our trip out on the island. Originally they 
were brought from England and came into the possession of a Mr. 
Metcalt Bowles, who was occupying "\'aucluse" previous to the 
Revolution, and later they were brought into this city were they 
were placed, one on the Eagle Tavern and the other on the Engs 



liuiklin^-, that on the Eagle Tavern, after passing through tlie 
hands ot sexeral owners, finalh- came into possession of Mr. Hani- 
niett, and who, fortunately tor the histor^• of the birds, occupies the 
l)uilding directly opposite the Hngs estate. While down the wharf 
on liur right may be seen a row of l)uildings painted a dark red, 
which were formerly used lor xarious purposes In* Aaron Lo])e/,, one 
of Newport's early and successful Hebrew merchants, whose re- 
mains are C|uietly resting in 'Jie cemetery on the hill, of which 
Longiellow makes mention in one of his poems. Continuing on we 
come to Church street on the left, up which, a few steps on the- 
right, will be seen a small two-storv gambrel roofed house painted 
drab, with its doors on the street side cut Injrizontalh-, as was the 
custom in olden times; and this old building was known as tlie 
Assembly Rooms. Continuing our way a few Idocks, and on our 
right we pass Market Square, on which is situated the police 
station, where but a tew years ago was an old Iniilding known as 
the Market, and its l)irsiness was conducted somewdiat after the 
style of those in the Smith, onl\' on a smaller scale. Continuing 
otir wa\' again we pass the Free Library on (lur lett, the result of 
the generosit\' of our tormer citizen, Christopher Townsend, who 
becpieathed a large propert\', the income ot which is used tor its 
maintenance. Adjoining this building and situated on the corner 
of Pelham street, on which site was fornierh' the Eagle Tavern, and 
the present building, was the famous Townsend's Coftee House, and 
finalh- the United States H<itel. It is this place in the early colonial 
da\'s that h\-nimore Cooper refers to in his novel, the Red Ro\er, 
while on the opposite side of the street is Bannister's wdiart, that 
leads to the harl)or front, and was formerly the scene ot great com- 
mercial activity. Passing along we come to a lirick l)uilding on the 
left, occupied by two banks on the ground floor, while the rooms 
above are used by a clul) known as the Business Men's Association. 
\\'e go by a few more of the older Ijuildings of this street and ap- 
]n-oach the Custom House and Post Office Building at the corner 
of Franklin street, while in a niche of the building will be seen, 



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guarded by a fancy grating, a bust of Benjamin Franklin, an early 
visitor to this town, and whose nephew, James Franklin, earU- 
started in the printing business, establishing the Newport Mercury 
in 1758, which paper has been published weekly (except during the 
occupancy of the town by the British ) by its various proprietors up 
to the present time. It is here that we will board the street car and 
take a trip to the ^^lile Corner. We pass the Congregational Church 
on our right, and on the adjoining corner on the same side is the 
Sayer estate, which was occupied in 1776 by General Prescott as 
his headquarters in the town at the time he was in command of the 
British arnu', while on our left will be seen the old Trinity Church, 
with its varied history, of which we will make mention in another 
chapter. As our trijj progresses we soon come to the First Baptist 
Church, the oldest Baptist Church in America, and on the next 
block, situated a few feet from tlie street, is the oldest house in the 
city, although somewhat modernized. It is known as the Governor 
Bull House, and was built in 1639 by Henry Bull, one of the earh' 
settlers, and who was governor of the State under the Royal Charter 
for one year from May, 16S5, and also for a short period in 1690, 
and in 1642 it was a place of refuge from an attack of the Indians. 
We now pass from the narrow limits of Spring street and are on 
Broadway, while on the right will be seen a stone wall capped with 
an iron fence enclosing a iine piece of real estate belonging to 
Major Bull of the present day. A curious and interesting fact in 
connection with it is, that there is no deed to it nor record of any. 
It belonged to an ancestor of Major Bull, who was one of the eighteen 
original settlers who came to this island in 163S, when the island 
was first bought of the Indians, and in the division of the land Mr. 
Bull's portion extended from the old house just passed to Mann 
avenue, and the property has descended from father to son for over 
two centuries. Passing a few more of the colonial houses we soon 
approach the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument, dedicated May 23, 
1890, to the memory of those brave men who gave up their lives in 
defence of their country in the war of the Rebellion, while bej-ond 



ina_v be seen the Calvert Schoolhouse, named in honor of (uir hile 
citizen, Hon. George H. Calvert, and is one of tlie nuinv i>u1)lie in- 
stitutions that Newporters are justly proud of. We are now going 
through the newer part of the eitv, hv the residences of nian\- of its 
successful merchants, and soon reach the terminus of the car route. 
Returning o\er the same route until Franklin street is reached, we 
extend our ride to the southern part of the city, and soon pass the 
St. Mary's Church ( R. C.) on the left, with the con\ent o])posite. 
while in the rear of the church ma\- l)e seen a part of the massi\c 
stone schoolhouse and its brick reetor\-. \\'e now co\er cpiite a 
stretch of territoryand soon pass the hhumanuelChurch ( P. E. ) on the 
right and another one of the pulilic schoolhouses on the left. The 
Lenthal School, named in honor (.)f Robert Lenthal, "who, soon 
after the settlement of the island, was admitted a freeman 1)\- the 
General Court, and Ijy a \ote of the Town of Newport in jb^o was 
called to keeji a ]nil)lic school for the education oi ^•outh, and 
for his encouragement, there were granted to him one hun- 
dred acres of land and lour more acres tor a house lot; and 
it was also \-oted one hundred acres more should he laid forth 
and apjn'opriated for a school tor the encouragement of the 
poorer s(.)rt to train up in learning; and ]\Ir. Robert Lenthal, while 
he continues to teach scIk.ioI, is to luue the Ijeneiit of said land," 
by the rear of some of the villas that front the avenue and we are 
soon at the soutliern terminus of the car route at Morton Park, 
Alighting from the car we enter the encl(.>sure of the park and enjoy 
the scenery of the place. This park, containing twehe acres, was 
the gift of A'ice President L. P. Morton to the citizens of Newport, 
and has been imiiro\ed and its natural attractions made more at- 
tracti\e. Awa^• to the south as far as the eye can reach is to be 
seen the broad Atlantic, while if we ascend the hill a view can Ijc 
had of the harbor, while below us will be seen a large enclosure 
known as the Polo Grounds. It is liere that society gathers several 
times each week during the summer to witness the games of ]3olo, 
and at times it is quite exciting to watch the players riding their 



little ponies and rushing eagerh- after the wooden ball, and with their 
mallets attempting to drive the ball over the line. It is on this hill 
during the progress of a game that the players have an enthusiastic 
audience, for to the citizens of Newport the spot is known as Dead- 
head Hill, where the best points of view may be had for nothing, 
while to gain entrance to the charmed circle of the enclosure one's 
purse strings have to be unloosened. Having had our fill of the 
beauty of this place we wend our way across the park again, board 
the car, and a few minutes' ride brings us to Franklin street, where 
we bid you adieu for a short time. 



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CHAPTER iX 




I)RI\"H Xi>. 4. — L'ATHl'.RIXI-: S'l'RI-'.K'l". — RHODl-: ISI.AXD .Wl-.XrK. — Iv\ST 
ROAD. — SI, ATI', nil. I,. — ST. M.XRV'S CHTRCH, I'l iRTSM( H'lTI. — 

or.\KHR nil. I.. I'.rTT'S IIILI.. RIIODK ISI..\XI) WIXDMII.l.. — 

].A\VT< iX'S \-.\I.I.K\'. Rl'.nwc i( 111 1-ARM. I'RK.SCc iTT'S HIvXD- 

UIWRTHRS IX RoRTSMdl'TII, I 775- — L'l iJU )IX(;T(_iX rolXT. K.W 

STRKKT. 

X(_)THHR elljo^•al:)le ride can be had on tlie island 
b\- making cmr starting point from Tonro Park to 

vCatherine street, wliicli is the second .street on onr 
' ... -^^-^^ right after passing Redwood Library, down which 

-\ve tnrn, going h\ some ot the more aristocratic pri- 
\ate l:)oarding honses, and S(.)on ohser\e on onr riglit a cnrii:>n.s look- 
ing lionse, setting diagonally to the street, which is known as the 
" Hvpothennse," and is the residence ot Col. C K. Waring, Jr., 
while next to him is the snmmer home of Miss Blatchford, with its 
man\- liLtle galiles and open balconies, while in the next enclosnre 
is the \illa of Mrs. ,\lexander Barret, and on the next corner is the 
former home of the late Charlotte Cushman. Turning to our left 
we enter upon Rhode Island Avenue, passing on the right the 
elegant st(.)ne residence of A. C. Zabriski, surrounded with its gran- 
ite wall, with that of Col. Addison Thomas adjoining, while the 
second one ]Je^•ond is that ot L. Zabriski, and on the opposite side 
of this pleasant street are the villas owned by Miss Woolsev, Miss 
Yardle^• and Mrs. Xoyes, while just beyond are the Hunter, 
Ste\'ens and Liel.ier \'illas, all \ er\' attracti\e houses for those de- 
siring quietness and pleasant surroundings. Across the way on 
the opposite corner on our left is the Sargent villa, and as we ride 
along we go by man\- more homes occupied hv our well-todo mer- 
chants, who have selected this beautiful sjiot tV)r their homes, away 



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from the bustling thoroughfare that has been entered into for busi- 
ness purposes. On our right we pass a strange looking building 
with its many projecting arms, giving it the appearance of some great 
marine monster ; but be not alarmed, for it is here that the mem- 
bers of the St. George's Chapel meet for divine worship. Passing 
man}- more of the substantial looking residences and turning to the 
right we enter again into Broadwav and pass along this road bv the 
]\Iile Corner, until we come to the Two Mile Corner on our right 
wliere \\"e will obserxe an old-fashioned guide board, Mhich will di- 
rect us to the right down the East, or Mail Road, the latter name 
given it from the fact that previous to the entrv of the steam cars 
to our city the only mode of travel by land was in the old-fashioned 
stage coach, which in those days transported the mail to and from 
Newport to Fall River and way places, and for years their route was 
over this road. Passing by the well tilled farms we soon approach 
Slate Hill, which, at its summit, is one of the highest points of 
land on the island, being about 260 feet above the sea level. Soon 
we open up to \'iew on our right the South Portsmouth Post Office, 
while on the left but a short distance away is the St. Mary's 
Church, erected in 1.S44, through the generous endowment of ]\Iiss 
Sarah Gibbs, and who maintained it up to the time of her death in 
1S66. Since then it has been supported by voluntary contribu- 
tions. The church property consists of about eighty acres, of which 
seven acres are devoted to the use of the rector, twelve acres are 
used for a free cemetery, while the balance is leased for farming pur- 
poses at a very low rental. After passing more of the well tilled 
farms we approach and pass on our left a historic place known as 
Quaker Hill, where in 1778, at the battle of Rhode Island, the 
British army was formed preparatory to the attempt to dislodge 
Gen. Greene, commanding the American forces. Still keeping to 
the right on this road until we reach Sprague lane, we make a de- 
tour around Butt's Hill on our left, another spot made prominent in 
the battle previously mentioned, for it was here that the British 
army held possession of the old fort, which still exists in its orig- 



inal form, giving a specimen of the cii!j,-ineerinL:,- skill of a century 
ago. Alighting from the carriage \ve'll ascend the hill, where, from 
its summit, may Ix- had a jiicturescine \ iew that will re])a\- the 
visitor. Entering onr carriage again and resuming the drixe, a 
few minutes' riding will bring us on the West Road, where we 
will have a fine view ot the ba\- for quite a distance, h\- more of the 
fine farms, with here and there one of those cjuaint structures known 
as a Rhode Island windmill, where a particular kind of corn is 
ground into meal that is used in making the old-time famous 
" Johnnv-cake," without which upon the table no Ijreakfast was 
complete. In a short time we go oxer a In'idge sjjanning a small 
stream which wends its wav from another pleasant spot on the island 
Iving beyond us and near the shore, known as " Lawton's \"allex-," 
by the Redwood Farm with its double row of lindens in tVont and 
its broad acres extending to the shore of the liav; that was in the 
long ago the countr\" place of Abraham Redwood, of whom we speak 
more particularlv in another chapter. A short distance bex'ond us 
we pass b\- Union street, down which a short distance is a charming- 
little villa owned h\ Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. Still continuing along 
the West Road we soon approach and go bv on our left a h(.)use said 
to ha\e l)eeu the Headquarters of General Prescott in 1775. 
While the present structure (occupies the site of the firmer house, 
there is but little ot the earlier building in existence and that is an 
ell located in the rear, and it was at this spot that General Prescott 
was surprised and captured l)\ that bra\e officer of the American 
armv, Major William Barton, who, with his band of followers, safely 
eluded the e\'es of the sentr\' on board ot the British na\'al \essels 
anchored in the bay abreast of this place and safely passed the 
pickets stationed on the surrounding land, captured his prisoner, 
and without alarming the pickets, made his way by them and the 
se\-eral \'essels and with his prisoner reached Pro\idence in safety. 
The capture of this t\-rannical officer was a source of great rejoicing 
to the inhabitants. We soon go h\ the grounds enclosed by a high 
wooden fence of the Aquidneck Agricultural vSociety on our right. 



and passing another of those old windmills come to Maple avenne 
on our right, down which we turn and go along the road skirting 
Coddington Point, by the residence of F. W. Andrews, of Boston, 
known as " Sunset Lawn," and soon come to ^lalbone Road, past 
" Alalbone " and its beautiful surroundings, and soon are on Broad- 
way again until we reach Cranston avenue on our right, through 
■which we go to Kav street. Turning to the right, by Judge Gray's 
imposing yilla known as "Hawxhurst," by many other imposing 
yillas surrounded by their large shade trees, and soon we come to 
the Jews' Cemetery on our left and the yilla of G. IM. Tooker oppo- 
site. Turning to the left again we are upon Belleyue avenue once 
more, along which we go until Touro Park is reached, where we 
will stop and bid you adieu. 







mwm^'^' 



CHAPTER X. 




WALK X(). 4. — TKIXn'\- CIKRCII, ITS Ck.Wl'AARli. — X'l-.RXoX Ilorsi-;. — 
ARTIl.l.l'.RN- ARM( )RV. — Jl'.WS' SVXAtii iCl'l':. — IIIS'l'i iRIC \I. Si )CI- 

K'l'v iirii.nixc,. — jFAVs' CK^^•■.TKR^■. — Ri-.nwi >< u) lirrarv. — 

TolRo I'ARK. — 01. 1) STiiXl'', MII.I.. Ji iM Mo] k iR].; m. c. R1{RR^-'s 

STATTK. — ].I1;I-:R'1'V TRKK. KLLl^RV HorSK. in':i,M( )X'I' MK- 

MoRIAI, CHARKL. — C( )1 U ilX( ;T( >X R.rRLM, i-.RoUXIiS. — FRIKXDs' 

:\ii-:i-:tix(; hoi'sk. 

vS we have taken a mnnljer of dri\es and walks and 
seen most of the outlyin^i;- ])arts of the city, we will 

>-' i Cm •'<:"> \ isit a few of the historieal lihiees which will sjive 

'3^ / . . . 

^ ''' us an inkling- ot what onr stnrdv ancestors went 

--^^ through and the benefits the\- enjoved in the earlier 
days of the city's settlement. Let us \isit Trinity Church and 
look at its quaint interior, with its high, old-fashioned ]nilpit and 
immense sounding board hung ])\ a strong iron rod just (i\er the 
preacher's head, looking more like a huge uml)rella than an\'thing 
else, while just beneath and in front of the ])ulpit is the little old 
desk where the clerk would assist the minister in conducting divine 
service in the long ago. Then again, notice the old scjuare pews, 
wherein, in one, has sat George Washington, a luune revered above 
all others ])\ ])atriotic Americans, and from \-on jnilpit have i^reached 
such eminent divines as the Rev. James Honyman, IJishop Berke- 
ley and Marnuulnke Browne in the early days of the church. Dean 
Berkeley, afterwards known as Dr. (icorge Berkeley, Lord Bishop 
tif CTovne, came to this country in 172S, renniining three years. He 
built the house known as Whitehall, situated in Middletown, and 
which we saw in our drive (.)n the island, and he presented the church 
with a handsome organ in 1733, valued at /, 500, and the case still 
encloses the more modern interior. During the in\-asion of the 



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British in the Revoltition the church was not desecrated by the 
enenu', as were the other churches in the town, and to-day may be 
seen a crown and two mitres on the organ, insignia of tlie British 
authority, and clierished mementos of tlie days that tried the hearts 
of men, ■while on the steeple abo\e the yanc is a perfect copy of the 
British crown. After the evacuation of the town some young men 
entered the church and despoiled it of the altar pieces, the King's 
crown, lion and unicorn, and as e\idcnce of their hatred of the in- 
vaders used it for a target. In 1725 the original church was built, 
but owing to the increased number of worshippers the church was 
enlarged to its present size, and to-day it is unable to accommodate 
all who would attend di\'ine service during the summer months. 
The church has had many benefactors in its day, and as early as 
1733 Nathaniel Kay, who was collector of customs, bequeathed his 
house and ten acres of land to the church for the support of an as- 
sistant minister, who was to act as schoolmaster in the education of 
ten poor boys. In 1761 a part of the steeple was blown down during 
a violent gale, and went through the roof of an adjacent house, and 
three years later the steeple was struck by lightning and set on iire, 
but was soon extinguished with little damage. On the walls may 
be seen memorial tablets erected to the memories of Rev. Marmaduke 
Browne and Salmon \\'heaton, two of its former rectors ; Oliver 
Hazard Perry and several otiiers. While in the silent graveyard lie 
the remains of many of Newport's earlier inhabitants, all of whom 
ha\'e worshipped in this ediiice, A\-here nul^■ be seen on the se\-eral 
stones and monuments such names as Ka\-, A\-rault, Malbone, 
James H(>n\-man, Gidley, Hunter and Handy. Here may be seen 
the monument erected to the niemor\- of Che\alier de Terna\-, who 
was in command of the French navy which came to Newport during 
the summer of 17S0 to aid the colonists in their struggle for liberty 
and co-operate with the Americans. He died here suddenly during 
the winter of 17S0 and was buried in these grounds, and later the 
monument was erected by the King of France, and in 1S74 the Gen- 
eral Assembly of this State \oted S^Soo to defray the expense of re- 



pairing and protecting the same, Passing out into tlie street again 
a few steps along Spring street 1)ring ns to Mary street, down wliicli 
we pass, and on the corner of the iirst street on our right will be 
seen the \'ernon Honse. It is here that Connt Roehanihean had 
his headqnartei-s while the P'rench army was in Newport, and it 
was to this place that Oeneral Washington was escorted after land- 
ing at Long Wdiarf and was recei\ed with snch an o\ation as t)nly 
an American people can gi\c to their delixerer from the l)ondage 
nnder which they had Ix-en placed liy an enemw Althongh the 
honse has been modernized in its exterior it still retains its many 
colonial featnres inside, with its wide hallwav extending tVom front 
to rear, its Ijroad and massive stairway, its xarious rooms with their 
high panelled walls and all opening into the sjjacions hall. Here 
lune been entertained many of the most prominent men of the olden 
time and where many fetes were held In- the I'rench officers, ten- 
dered to the fairest of the fair of Newport's danghters. Diagonally 
acri)ss the way is another remarkable specimen of colonial architec- 
ture known as the Chesbrongh House. Passing through this street 
a short distance we c(»me to the Armory of the Newport Artillery, 
the home of the cildest military organi/atinn iu America, ha\ing 
been established in 1741. The present building was erected in 
1S36, and was enlarged a tew ^'cars ago. As the armory is open for 
the inspection of \-isitors we enter its ]3ortals, where will be seen 
much of interest, among which ma\' l:)e mentioned a lock ot hair of 
Cieorgc Washington, as also of the Duke of Wellington, the hero of 
\\'aterloo. P'rom the ranks of this compan\- have been turnished 
men wlm ha\e filled nuinv important positions in the weltare oi our 
countr\- and our State, such names as ^\'ard, P^llery and Marchant, 
members of the Continental Congress; P^llery, ^lallxme, Champlin 
and Hunter as Senat(.>rs in Congress; Hazard, Pearce, Cranston and 
King as Representatives in Congress; while Ward, Lyndon and 
Gibbs as Governors of the State, as well as others who filled impor- 
tant offices in the P'rench War of 175S and the Revolutionary War 
of 1776. After looking the armory over we will pass along the 



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street again towards the ]\Iall, and turning to the right go npTouro 
street until we reach the Jews' Synagogue, built in 1762, the first 
house of worship erected by the Hebrews of America, while over 
the gatewa}- of this enclosure ma}- be seen the inscription : "Erected 
5603, from a bequest made by Abraham Touro, Escj.," or in our no- 
tation of time 1S42. The house is built in a substantial manner, 
while its interior is very plain, and forms a striking contrast with 
the more modern houses of worship of the present day. Divine 
worship is held here regularly during the summer months bv Rabbi 
A. P. Mendes, for we have among us many of the Jewish faith. In 
the next enclosure we find the Newport Historical Society, occu- 
pying the building formerly belonging to the Seventh Da}- Baptists, 
and which building was erected in 1729, and is consequently the 
oldest building ever used as a meeting house in this city. W'e will 
enter the place, for the public are welcome. As we approach tlie 
steps, on the left of its doorway will be seen a little rounding win- 
dow, which was the prevailing style of shop windows many years 
ago, and is the only one of its kind in existence in the place. Here 
will be seen the antiquities of Old Newport, the old pulpit and its 
quaint wooden sounding board projecting over it, while on either side 
of the pulpit will be seen two tablets bearing the Decalogue, the old 
Clagett clock still ticking away the flight of time as of yore, the old- 
fashioned spinning wheel, footstove and innumerable relics of by- 
gone days. To the numismatist a sight is presented that will make 
the visit one of rare pleasure. To the horticultixrist a sight will 
be seen to gladden the eye, for on the exterior of the building is a 
root of the i\'y which was taken from Melrose Abbe\' and sent to 
Washington Irving by Sir Walter Raleigh, a gift to the society by 
one of its late members. We will not dwell longer on the sights of 
its rare curios, but will continue our stroll up the street a little 
further until we reach the cemetery on the hill, where lie interred 
the remains of many of Newport's former Hebrew inhabitants whose 
names have an important place in the history of the ancient town, 
such men as Touro, Reveira, Lopez and many others. Abraham 



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Timro, Ijesides his gift to the synagcigue, left ii sum of inonc\- for 
the perpetual care and niainteuance of the street bearing his name, 
and his brother Judali, who Ix-queathed a sum of mone\' for tlic 
perpetual care (it tliis graveyard, as also the sum of 510,000 to the 
city for tlie purchase of tlie piece of land for a park bearing his name, 
and which to-day keeps and jn'oljald v forexer will keep his name fresh 
in the minds of the citizen and visitor. Continuing along for a few 
steps we come to the Redwood Library, named in honor of Abra- 
ham Redwood, who was the founder and patron of the lil:)rar\-. Th.e 
societ\' in 1747 obtained a charter from the colony b\- the name of 
"The Company of the Redwood Lil-)rary.'" Mr. Redwood \\as ably 
assisted by Henry Collins, who presented to the cominuu- in I74>S 
the lot of land then known as " Howling Green," on which the pres- 
ent building was erected. The building was completed in 1750 and 
has l:>een enlarged several times since, and within its walls are rare 
books and works of art, as well as man\- relics of olden times, among 
which ma\' be mentioned a jewel l^ox made from a timlier of the ship 
Endea\'or, in which Captain Cook made his famous \-oyage around 
the world, a wooden ]3ocket case, belonging to and used by .\bra- 
ham Redwood, and a unique sideljoard, which was originally the 
property of Nicholas Haston, one of the original settlers of the 
place. Still another memento of its founder is the iron gates on the 
north entrance to the enclosure, which once stood in front of the 
house occupied In- Redwood on Thames street. The \ isitor while 
at this place should not fail to notice the massi\'e tree, the Fern 
Leaf Beech, on the corner of the lot where Redwood street meets 
the a\enue, which is a source of great pride not only to the Library 
Company but to the citizens as well. This tree was introduced 
here about i<S4o by a wealth\- Scotch gentleman named Johnstone, 
who was a resident of the place. When first planted it was about 
four feet high. Apropos of this may be mentioned a story of a man 
who had summered here, and who, having bathed in the waters of 
its many beaches, made diligent inquiry as to the location of the 
Fern Leaf Beech (beach) that he might Ixithe in it, and say on his 



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departure that he had batlied in every beach hereabout. Leaving 
the librarv we stroll along the avenue and approach Touro Park, 




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where will be seen the fanunis " Round Tower," or perhaps better 
known as the " Old Stone Mill," \vhich is mentioned bv the Poet 
Longfellow in his poem, "The Skeleton in Armor," in which the 
closing scene is laid 

"In that loftv tower. 
Which to this verv hour 
Stands looking seaward." 

The origin of this structure is mere conjecture. Some say it was 

built by the Norsemen who visited these shores before Columbus 

discovered America, others that it was the work of the early settlers 

and was used by them as a mill for grinding corn, while another 

claims that it was built as a place of refuge from the attacks of 

Indians, while Benedict Arnold, who once lived a short distance to 

the westward, speaks of it in his will as " my stone built windmill." 

Let these theories remain, as one is as correct as the other. In 1756 

a lookout was built on top of the old structure, which then belonged 

to John Bannister. Tradition has it that the old structure is the 

abode of witches' souls and at the witching hour of midnight, under 



proper conditions, a person in love by walkini^ anmnd the mill se\en 
times slowly, repeating at the same time certain cabalistic phrases, 
that the witches will appear to the romantic wooer. lie that as it 
may, so runs the tale. A short distance be\-ond and near the a\e- 
nne stands the statne erected to the memor\- of Commodore Mat- 
thew Calbraith Perry ( brother of Commodi n-c ( ). II. Perry, whose 
statne was obscrxed at the loot of the Mall), throngh the generosit\' 
of the late Angnst Belmont, who married a danghter of Commodore 
Perry. The statne was designed b\- the scnlptor J. O. A. Ward and 
its pedestal In- R. M. Hunt. ( )n the np])er belt is cut " Africa, 
1S43 ;" "Mexico, 1.S46;" " Treaty with Jajian, 1X54;,' while nnder 
these, snrronnding the circle, are bas-reliefs illnstrating his scr\ ices 
in those conntries. C)n the lower belt is cut " Commodore Matthew 
C. Perry, V. S. X. Died 1858, aged 64." ( )n the front of the plinth 
of the pedestal is cut an American eagle. ( )n the north and south 
sides, an anchor, and in the rear, " Erected in 1S6.S In- August LJel- 
niont and Caroline ,S. Belmont." The statue -was dedicated with 
great honor, ( )etober i, iSoS, Still another oliject of historical in- 
terest, though situated in the north part of the cit^- at the junction of 
Thames and P^irewell streets, is the " Libert\- Tree," so called. The 
original tree was a buttonwood tree erected b\- the " Sons of Lilx-rty " 
to commemorate the act of rebellion against the infamous act of 
the British Parliament in passing the " vStamp Act" of 1776, and 
\\-as cut down h\ the British when the\- occupied the to\\-n. 
In 1783 a second tree, a s\-camore was planted. After it had 
attained its full growth, some thirty-se\en \-ears afterwards, the 
surxixors of the "Sons" referred to ])laced u]jon it a large copper 
].)late, U])on which the names (.)f those x\-ho ])lanted it were engraxed. 
The tree perished from disease about the x-ear 1859 and was cut 
down. The copper plate, x\-e believe, is in the possession of the 
Historical Societ\-. In 1876 a third tree was jdanted, and is to-day 
enclosed In' four granite posts and an iron fence, and is somewhat 
inappropriate to the s])irit xvhich prompted the planting of the first 
tree, an English oak as a sx'mbol of American liliertx'. 



A short distance from this spot and fronting on Thames street is 
another old landmark, the house wherein lived William EUery, 
one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and whose 
descendants still occupy it. Continuing up Farewell street a few 
steps to the Cemetery we enter and pass through the grounds to 
the adjoining enclosure where will be seen a monument erected by 
the State of Rhode Island to commemorate the yalor of Commodore 
Oliver Hazard Perry and beyond, in the upper part of the cemetery, 
will be seen the beautiful stone structure of the Belmont Memorial 
Chapel, erected by the generous hand of the late August Belmont 
(whose family plot fronts the chapel), and where the last sad rites 
may be conducted for the rich or poor of whatever religious belief 
" without money and without price." Passing out from this silent 
city of the dead we enter again into Farewell street and con- 
tinue througli, and by the North Baptist Church, facing which, 
across the narrow street, will be seen the Coddington Burial 
Ground, wherein lie the remains of several of Newport's original 
settlers. A wide headstone will be seen bearing this inscription : 
"This monument erected by the Town of Newport on the 12th day 
of May, 1839, being the second Centennial Anniversary of the set- 
tlement of this town, to the memory of William Coddington, Esq., 
that illustrious man, who first purchased the island from the Narra- 
gausett Sachems, Canonicus and ^Nliantonomi, for, and on account 
of himself and seventeen others, his associates in the purchase and 
settlement. He presided many ^■ears as chief magistrate of the 
island and Colony of Rhode Island, and died much respected and 
lamented on the ist day of November, 167S, aged 78 years, and was 
here interred." Here also is the monument to the memor^• of Gov- 
ernor Bull, on the north side of which is the following, viz.: " He 
was one of the eighteen original purchasers of this island who 
settled the town of Pocasset or Portsmouth in 163S, and one of eight 
who settled the town of Newport in 1639." On the east side: 
" Here lyeth interred \-e body of Henry Bull, Esq., late Governor of 
this colony, aged 85 years, deceased Jan. ye 22, 1693-4;" and on 



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the- south side: "Elizabeth, his wife, died Oct. i, 1665." — " Aiiiie 
Chiyton, his second wite and widtjw ot' Xiclmhis Kaston, died Jan. 
30, 1707." Thus the \isitor will see that \vc still ha\e with us the 
reminders of the past bcariu'.;' t:'stini.>n\- to what ojcurrud more 
than two and a half centuries a,ii;o. Continuing' alon;< the street we 
soon will see on the left, parth" hidden bv the trees and some dis- 
tance l)ack from the street, tlie meeting; house of the Soeiet\- of 
Friends, which was earl\- estaldished in this town and where they 
come annually for their meetings with niend^ers iVom different parts 
of the United States, and whose presence draws large andiences to 
listen to the remarks and learn of their simjilicity ot ways, and e\en 
this is rapidh' giving awa\- to more modern ideas of religious wor- 
ship. A few steps more and we approach the old State House where 
we will leave you for the present. 




CHAPTER XI. 




GOAT ISI.AXD. TOKPKDO STATION. SAIL NO. 2. KORT AUAMS. 

NOTHER place well worth observing is an island 
situated aboxit half a mile from the wharves of the 
(5^ inner harbor, and known at the present time as the 
^^ Torpedo Station. Its geographical name is Goat 
Island. Its shape is semi-elliptical and separates 
the inner from the outer harbor, and contains about seventeen acres. 
In 1657 the island was purchased by Benedict Arnold and John 
Greene from the Indians. As early as 1702 the first fort was built 
and called Fort Anne. A cpiarter of a century later another fort 
was erected and named Fort George. It was built and furnished 
M'ith gtms at the expense of the colony. In 1755 the General As- 
sembly ordered tlie enlarging and rebuilding of the fort and voted 
^10,000 (old tenor), on condition that the town of Newport con- 
tril)uted ,/\s,ooo pounds. From the outbreak of the Revolution and 
until 17S4 it was known as Fort Liberty, after which it was named 
Fort Washington, and earlv in the present century its name was 
again changed to Fort Walcott, by which name it has been known 
until within a few years. At the breaking out of the War of the 
Rebellion the Naval Academv was removed here from Annapolis, 
Md., and was situated here imtil the close ot the war. From that 
time until 1S69, when the government established the Torpedo 
Station, it was the resort of many ga}- picnic parties during the sum- 
mer months, and was quite an attractive place, the old fort and its 
crunil)liug walls and underground passages and its keeper. Sergeant 
Morrison, who has that fine military bearing like a soldier of the 
Continental army, and who was a pensioner of the war of 1812, and 
resided in the only building on the island, known as the barracks. 
vSiuce the establishment of the Torpedo Station the island has un- 



dero-one great improvement, and where previously there was no other 
building than the old barrack, to-day it has its many brick buildings 
for the manufacture of torpedoes, guncotton and other explosives, 
as also many cosy houses wherein reside the officers who are sta- 
tioned here. Almost every year a class is appointed by the govern- 
ment for instruction, and is known as the torpedo class, consisting 
of a score or more of na\-al officers whose duties while stationed here 
are first in experimenting, then in the manufacture not only of the 
various explosives but of the making of the various parts which go 
to make up a complete torpedo outfit, and finally instruction. The 
duties of the class begin in May and continue for three months, and 
their labors are of the most exacting kind, combining severe work 
and study. While to the visitor this may seem a pleasant part of 
the duties connected with the naval service, to those engaged in the 
work it is one of great effort and is connected with considerable risk, 
as one false movement would probably entail the loss of life. But 
such results are of rare occurrence, as the instructor and experi- 
menter are very cautious in all their movements. There are several 
high speed boats attached to the station, built by the Herreshoffs,of 
Bristol, notably the "Lightning," which has made a speed of over 
twenty miles an hour, and whose performance has not yet been 
equalled by any craft of her size. Then there is the "Stiletto," 
■hose speed has been renuirkable. All the new inventions of tor- 
pedoes are given a most thorough trial at this station before adop- 
tion into th^e naval service. Could the tourist visit the island much 
would be seen of an interesting nature, but as the place is not open 
to visitors we must content ourselves with a distant view. But 
before leaving the city we must make a visit to Fort Adams, which 
is best done by starting from Bannister's Wharf, where will be 
found manv safe and commodious sailboats in charge of skillful 
boatmen, who will take us across the harbor in a few minutes, land- 
iuo- us at the wharf, where we will disembark and wend our way 
along the road, past the sentry, through the sally-port into the en- 
closure. The original fort was built during the latter part ot the 



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eigliteetnli century and was christened on the twenty-third anni- 
versary of American independence with great pomp and military 
display- and named Fort Adams, in honor of John Adams, Avho was 
President of the I'nited States. The war of 1S12 demonstrated the 
weakness of the fort, and after peace was dechared the attention of 
Congress was called to the defenceless condition of the various forti- 
fications, and a liberal appropriation was made for the reconstruction 
and enlargement of this fort, and on the nth of ]\Iav, 1S25, the first 
stone of the new fort was laid, and after the lapse of many years it 
was completed and garrisoned in 1841. At the present time there 
are stationed here several companies of infantry and the light bat- 
tery, together with a fine military band. As a general custom 
during the summer months there are various military drills carried 
on, which the public are allowed to witness, including guard mount 
and dress parade several mornings of each week, battalion drill 
twice, and inspection and dress parade once each week, as also a 
band concert twice each week, and to this last attraction the drive- 
way of the parade grounds are well filled with carriages and their 
occupants, who come to listen to the music of the Fort Band. Hav- 
ing looked the place over and seen the various implements of war- 
fare, ancient and modern, passed through some of the many under- 
ground passages, looked into the dark and dreary dungeons, we will 
Aveud onr way to the boat again, embark, and after a short sail around 
the harbor or elsewhere as fanc\- ma\- suggest, return to our starting 
point, Bannister's Wharf. 




CHAPTER XH. 

^^jl^ -^O. 3._jAMKSTO\VX AXL. ITS SUiHTS.— I'RIVK N< '. 5.— UKAVKR 
-r^II..— FORT DUMPLINGS.— WKST FKRRY.— OrTCH ISLAXD.— 
COXAXICUT PARK AXI) SoMK HISTORIC HOUSKS.— KARKWKLL. 

XOTHER pleasant trip can be taken to James- 
town or, as is often called, Conanicut, by going to 
^Ferry Wharf or ^larket Scpiare, for by both names 
- ^^.-/ is it known. Instead of the old-time cnstom of the 
■ boatman crying "Awav! way! way!" to annonnce 
to the traveler that the ferry boat was abont to start on its jonrney 
across the Bav,-the dnration of the trip depended npon the force 
of the wind,-often taking an honr or more, we have now the 
stannch and commodious steam ferry boat "Conanicnt" to take ns 
across in twenty minntes. Hastening on board we soon hear a 
short blast of the whistle followed immediately by a stroke of the 
bell in the engine room and onr trip begins. Ont into the harbor, 
bv Long Wharf and aronnd the breakwater, extending several hun- 
dred feet from Goat Island, we soon pass Rose Island and in a few 
minutes approach the landing at Jamestown. Engaging one of the 
many conveyances to be found at the landing we will take a drne 
abont the island and notice the many pretty cottages to be found 

there. 

Jamestown was incorporated as a town Xovenrber 4, 167S, and 
was named in honor of King James II., and the island was, while the 
Indians possessed it, known as '' Ouononoqutt," which soon became 
Conanicut. In 1SS5 its population .as ,.6. As the inhabitants 
are constantly changing, only twice since the last census has it had 
more than this number of inhabitants, and that of 17 5S ^"^1 17.4, 
.vhen it numbered 5:7 -d 563 respectively, while the last census of 
,890 gave it a population of 707. That the people were slow to im- 



prove each sinning hour goes -without sa3-ing. As far back as 1725 
the General Assembl\- was petitioned b}- residents of Newport for the 
right to establish a ferry between Jamestown and Newport, which 
was granted, and the old-time ferryboat was run until 1S72, when 
the present company was organized and built a steam ferryboat to 
take the place of the old-timer. This was a great innovation for tl:e 
more conservati\'e citizens, but it was the beginning of a new era. 
A larger and faster boat was required, and with the cjuicker means 
of passing between Newport and Jamestown persons travelled to the 
island oftener. Capitalists invested in the lands, platted the prop- 
erty and placed in on the market. It was but a little while before a 
house lot was sold and tlien another, and the land began to rise in 
value. Boarding houses were opened, people were attracted to the 
place on account of its quietness and nearness to gay Newport. Soon 
the boom in real estate began and has continued ever since, and to- 
day can be seen hundreds of houses that are owned and occupied by 
people from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities. 
Where a few years ago there were a few boarders taken b\- the 
farmers, to-day shows se\'eral large hotels with their man\- hundreds 
of summer guests. In fact so much excitement has been caused 
that one person who owned a lot of land here and a large house on 
the Island of Rhode Island, caused it to be moved across the bay on 
scows and placed on its foundation on this island, and is the only 
house on the island that was thus transported, although there exists 
a house at this place that once was situated in Tiverton, but it was 
carefully taken to pieces, the lumber brought here and the house 
rebuilt. 

There are several places of historic interest on the island which 
we will notice in their proper place. The first point of interest that 
we will visit lies to the south end of the island and is known as 
Beaver Tail Lighthouse, which is l)est reached by taking the road 
across the island, by the hotels, churches and post-office, until we 
approach a church on our right, when we turn to the left on to the 
road known as vSouthwest avenue, over which we go and across the 



narrow neck of land separating the water of Sheffield pond on onr 
right from that of ^lackerel cove on our left while the beach to the 
left is known as Partridge beach. Our ride now takes us over the 
rugged road through several farms and swampy places, and soon we 
reach our destination, Beaver Tail. Here will be had a fine view of 
the mighty ocean;— on our right can be seen the frowning cliffs 
known as The Bonnet, and where on the morning of Nov. 6, iS8o, 
during a den.se fog, the palatial steamer Rhode Island with her 
living cargo of about 200 souls went ashore and afterwards became 
a total loss, but fortunately no lives were lost. A short dislance 
beyond this place and to the southward will be seen a lonely light- 
house situated on what is known as "Whale Rock," and a very 
dangerous locality it is for the mariner, as the rocks are only in 
sight at low water, and many a fine vessel has met her fate at this 
place previous to, as well as since the erection of this lighthouse, 
while still farther away may be seen that gay resort of Narragansett 
Pier, a harmless rival of Newport. 

A short distance in front of us and beyond the white capped 
breakers will be seen a black can buoy marking Newton Rock 
and warning the mariner to pass it at a safe distance. To our left 
will lie seen the shores of Rhode Island and Brenton's Reef light- 
ship beyond. Let us visit the lighthouse whose keeper is that gen- 
ial hosi, Captain Wales, who will explain the various duties con- 
nected with its care and maintenance and also show the visitor 
the working of the steam siren whose doleful sound can be 
heard for miles around and perhaps for days at a time during our 
f\.ggy season. At this spot in 1749 ^vas erected the first lighthouse 
o:r.^r coast, being built of wood, by order of the General Assembly. 
It was destroved by fire in 1753 ^"^^ t^^^ Assembly immediately 
ordered a new one to be constructed of brick and stone, winch after 
doing service f\>r many years was destroyed by the British on the 
day of the evacuation in 1770, ^nd was subsequently rebuilt, since 
which time it has continued without interruption to shed its guid- 
ino- ravs noon all who by night have sailed m or out of the Bay. 



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Returning over the same roadway until we come to Partridge 
Beach again, we follow the road skirting Mackerel Cove, and soon 
pass the residence of Joseph Wharton, situated on Southwest Point, 
and soon approach and pass the villa of \V. T. Richards, the famous 
artist, and still following the winding road, with the ocean in view, 
we soon pass the residence of C. \\'. \Miarton, situated on High 
Hill and but a short distance from the old ruins known as " Fort 
Dumpling,'' which we will inspect. This fort was built during the 
administration of President John Adams, 1797-1S01, and has been 




known at various times as Fort Louis, Fort Brown, but for the 
greater part of the time since its construction it has been known as 
Fort Dumpling. It was never garrisoned and has been allowed to 
decay, and before the boom of Jamestown as a summer resort was the 
favorite stamping ground of picnic parties and the camper-out. It 
is situated on a high headland, and from its walls a very iine view 
can be had of the entrance to our beautiful bay, with the frowning 
walls of Fort Adams across the bay and Castle Hill beyond. While 
on the shore side we can see the lighthouse that we just visited, and 
stretching awa}- in the distance can be seen Point Judith, and with 
certain conditions of the atmosphere Block Island may be seen. Re- 



suniii^Tom^^W^^e^NT^^I^^r^^ of the cottag-e of Commodore Self- 
rido-e perched upon its rocky height, and a short distance heyond is 
an unique viHa owned by D. S. Newhall, of Phihulelphia, which is 
known as the " Ship," but without any characteristics of a vessel, 
unless it is that it resembles somewhat the turret of soi.e abandoned 
monitor. We pass many more of the pretty cottages situated in 
the immediate vicinity, and soon come to the road which passes 
across the island from the East to the West Ferry, on to which we 
will turn and drive to the West Ferry, where during the summer 
months the old ferryboat Jamestown, which formerly ran to New- 
port, is employed to carry passengers across the West Bay to 
Eaton's Ferrv on the Xarragansett shore, where also a ride can be 
continued some seven miles through the country to Narragansett 

Pier. 

A short distance from the ferry landing is an island known as 
Dutch Island, which forms the outer boundary of a harbor of the same 
name, which is a safe anchorage for hundreds of vessels during a 
storm. On the island are the remains of many buildings that were 
occupied bv the workmen employed in constructing a battery that 
was built there by the government. The island was used durmg 
our late war as a camp for the colored troops previous to then- de- 
parture for the front, and the only occupants of the island at the 
present time is an ordnance sergeant, who is in charge ol the gov- 
ernment property, and his family. There is no historical mterest 
connected with it other than that mentioned. Returning we come to 
the church on the corner of the main road, turning to the lett we 
pass on to this road and will continue our drive over this almost 
straight road to the northern end of the island and to another sum- 
iner lolonv known as '' Conanicut Park," which was the first place 
selected for a summer home on the island, prior to the boom o 
Jamestown. Going over several bridges spanning the creek and 
pond, by many well tilled farms, through the wild woodlaird known 
as '' Lover's Lar.e," and soon we approach the outskirts of the Park 
and here, partly hidden by the trees surrounding it, is the oldest 



98 

house on the island formerly known as the Capt. Kidd House and 
where this bold buccaneer was wont to stop when on the island. 
The house was originally built over two hundred years ago, but 
since the present owner bought it it has been modernized to such an 
extent that many of its old features are lost sight of. Another his- 
toric house is what is now known as Seaside Cottage, owned by a 
religious society of Providence, and formerly known as the Hopkin 
House where once lived Stephen Hopkins, a signer of the Declara- 
tion of Independence. 

Continuing our drives through the various avenues of Conanicut 
Park by the pleasant homes of its sojourners we see much to please 
the eye and cause us to desire that we were one of the favored ones 
to pass a pleasant summer at this quiet retreat and within short 
distance and easy access to the bustling city. Conanicut Park 
comprises a large part of the north end of the island with an area 
of something like five hundred acres, and is owned by a corporation 
under a charter granted in 1H73 by the General Assembly. The 
place has its hotel and church and its summer population is several 
hundred. But we must return to Jamestown, and passing over the 
only road existing between the north and south end of the island 
we .soon reach the end of the drive and turning to the left go along 
to the water front and thence to our starting point. Boarding the 
steam ferry boat a few minutes sail brings us to Newport again 
where we bid you adieu for the season of 1S91. 




SUMMER RESIDENTS. 



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H l>\ Ov 



..Bilil-uure shoparil avB 

..Ujuiuniiifd Cuslio Hill 

.Oauibria^e Ua»tle Hul 

..Silom ... 5 KedOroaaave 

..New iork .M.mmuu'N Bjtemuu's Point 

' Vork Batemau's Bateman's Point 

Su 'met Lawn Maple ave.,CoiiaiU(f to: 

. Maple ave.. CoiWlnifto 



Au.lren-'. F.auk W Boston . 

Andrews, P.ml Bjston Sunset Law_ 

Aruokl. 01. ley 2nd Providence 71 Washiuiflon 8t..T EG 

Arnold. Dr. E, S. F Yoijk«rs ....Hawthorne Villa Carroll k Bate man aves. 



.Beechwood Belle 

e« York luli WasliniKton St.. 

ew York Hammersmith Farm,..Uarrisuu ave 

ew York lu:i W.sbiniftou St.. 

ewYork Ocean Honse 



Bailey, C. H Philadelphia Maitland Cottage Cypress St., end of 2d 8t 

Bailey, tf Philadelphia Maitland Oottatfe Cypiess si., end ot2 I st.. 

Bailey, s. H Philadelphia Alaitland Cottage Cyi>res8 8t., end of 2il st . 

Hichard Jiostou... Bellevueave, & Ledt^e roa 

Casino Clnb 

& Narrai^ansett a 
Kuifgles « 



Bihlvviu, Charles A New York 

Baldwin, CO New York Chateau Nooga Beilev 

Baldwin, .Ms Ohas. H New Y'ork Snug Harbor Belle' 



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...B.wtoii 

...Kirifod .... 
...X. w York. ., 
,,,N6W York. .. 
...New York.,.. 



Heartsease . 
Maloone .. 
Maycroft.,. 



. DaviaChilet.., 

. By- the- Sea Bellevue 

. Hy-the-Sea .. .Beilev 



tiey, 

tley, H"ury. 



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mown. Pa. 
utown, Pa.. 



&Clifls. 
Bellevne ave. fcOliffn. 
Ocean House 



.Of 



1 Hon 



Beacon Rock Harrison i 

B.Tryiuan, C. tl.. New York ...Daheim 204 Oiblis ave. 

Berwmd, E.J New York The Elms Bellevne ave. 

Best, Col. O. L NewY'ork Bell-vueave 

Biiiuinger, W B New York Ocean Hoviae. 

Biuney, Horace Werden Cottage 68 Ayraultst . 



Admiral Reed 



ey. Wilhi 



Piovldeuce 811 Catherine 

New York ...Eldredg-e Villa c chre Point & RugKle 

New York O'Donnell Villa Ocuro Pointave 

iiuel..\Vashini,-ton, D C ...„ .^... 20 Greenoinfh Place,, 



:MissS, E New York 

•Hon Philadelphia.. 

H W New York 

Ill New York... 

..lueO. Fall River 

e(..o Fall River. ... 

Maria , ...Philadelphia.. 



.Newman Cottajje 21 Catheri 

.37 Catherin 

.Shady Nook. Belleviieav 

■.Wyuwyc Piiivatory ] 

B'jothdeu Indian avo- 



. Miss Ne wman. 



Go 



.' Neck. 



Oc 



.Towusend Cottage 



.MrP. C. F. Chicker 



..New Y'ork 49 Kav st 

U, .lohu R New York 21 Bull st 

ller, A. E Vlontreal , Ocean Honse. 



.1. Iir. Clement,. 



7 York Till Washiniiton 81 

st Boston Maitland Cottage CMTeas, end of Second st. 

w York , 23 Merton road 

w Y'ork The Rocks Ocean ave 

r York Parker ave 



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.. ephP. 

Cope. MarmadukeC, 
Coft, Mrs T. DovV...., 

Cowley, E. A . 

Cram. Henry A. 



Cnlhi 
Cnniii 
Ciishi 



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.New York . 
.Pr'>vidence, 
.Cambridf^e . 
.Philadelphn 

.Bristol 

, .Montreal — 
, New Y'ork . , 
.New York. 



, The Berkeley 

. VertVige 

..ConkliMg Cottage. 
-Maitland Cottage.. 
.Sea Verge 



lie 



A. R. Conkling. 



OceauHonse.. 

.Sands' Villa . Leige Road,-. 

. Terry Cottage G ibbsj 



Blanche _ . .. „ ^ 

, Gen, Geo. A NewYork 7 Sea Vie 

ghaiu, Dr, E. L Boston Catherine and Cottage si 

i-, Thomas F Boston New Lodge ' ■Bellevne ave . and Clills . 

:, Robert L NewYork ■•■•Ocean Hons 

Cutting, F. B New Ywk Pain 

Cnttlng. Mrs Brockh'Jlst.. 

Culling, Williac2, Jr 



„ .-Cottage Belle 

,Ne\v Y'ork Palmer Cottage Be llevu 

■York ...Palmer Cottage Bellevu 



MissOgden 
.Miss Ogden. 
MiSsOgden. 



Dardmville. .Jules NewYork '-9 Everett Place . 

Parley, i' F Phi alelphia Oceiin Hoiise. .,,. 

D ivenport. Mrs. H NewYork 23 .Merton Road 

Da^l.• TulienT ■•■,, ,, N"w York Pinecrolt Pnrgatory Road . 

liavis, M's AnuaW Philalelphia 91 Washington »l 



100 

Davis, Kllwood Philadelpliiii Hodges SJCatUtriue 8t 

Davia, Theodore M NewYoik Oceau avo 

DoForest. Ueorge B New York Train Villa Bellevueave. & criffs'.'.'.'. 

DeHon, Mrs. Theodore New York AcostaVilla Shepard & Ochre Point ai 

DeMes^imey. Vincent New York Tlie Berkeley John st & Bellevue aye.... 

DePeyster, The Misses New York c hamplin st. & Redwood avG. C. Mason. 

Dickey, The Misses New York Creighton Cottage. ...Kay st J. McP. Crelghton 

DiUoway, W^E. L Boston Airlie Lodge Belleviie avo Mrs. D. U. Teunant 

Dore, Mrs. Emeliue NewYork Dahiem 2il4 Gibbs aye O. H Burrows 

Dresser, The Misses NewYork 2u6 Bellevue ave Mrs D L,eKoy 

Duncan, George Boston Cushnian Villa R. 1. ave. & Catherine st... E. C Cushman 

Duncan, W. R Boston Cushman Villa U I ave. & Catherine st...E. C. Cushman' 

Duncan. W. B Jr New York CasiioClub 

Earl. WilliamD Nashua 20 M ei ton Koad • 

Early. Charles Washington Ocean House 

Edgar. Mrs William NewYork Holywood House 26 Beach st • 

Eggler, Hubert Jer.ty City Maitlaud Cottage Cypress st, end of Second st 

Elliot, John Boston Howe Cottage Lawtou's Valley Mrs. J. W.Howe. 

Bliiotr. Kichard Philadeli'hia Wheeler L'ottage Ci'an. iug ave Mrs. Chaa. "Wheeler. 

Ellis, John W New York Stoneacre Bellevue t Victoria ave. . • 

Emmons, Arthur B Boston i;iu Gibbsave. . • 

Ervmg, Mrs. Shirley Boston Terrell Home Kay and Bull st J. N. A Grisnold. 

Fairchild. Chaa. F Boston P-l Washington St.. . * 

Farriugtou, H. P Croton on the Hds'u Ocean House 

Fearing, Daniel B Newpi-rt 6ti Aunaodjle road ♦ 

Fearing, i.eorge K New York.. The Orchard 114 Narragansett ave • 

Fearn, Walker NewYork Deas Villa Easton's Point Mrs. Z. C Deas 

Feehan, Archbishop Chicago Ocean House 

Feehan Miss Chicago , Ocean House 

Fish, stuyvesant Nt-w York Peterson Villa Batts road Mrs.O J Peterson 

Fiske, Josiah M New York Masonlea huggles ave. & cliffs, 

Floyd, G. W Revere, Mass Maitlaud Cottawe Cypress st. end of Second st 

For*!, Mrs. A Bost. n Maitl 'Ud Cottage Cypress ft. end ot Second st 

Ford, M. Jr East B"ston Maitland Cottage Cypress st. end ot Second st 

Foster, John Boston Kidge Lawn LeRoy ave * 

Fowler, Charles R New York Ocean House 

Francis. Rev. Lewis Brooklyn Witherbee Cottage Honymau Hill S H Witherbee. 

Freeman, e'raucis P New Yi>rk Tower Top Belltvue & Victoria ave ... * 

French. Francis O NewYork..., Harbor View Chartelleux ave • 

French, Seth Barton New York Cliff Lawn Cliffs Chanler Est. 

Fry, Gen. James B New York Malcom Cottage 58 Kay st Rev. C. H. Malcom. 

Gammell, R, H. I Providence... Ocean Lawn Narragansett av. aud Clifl's, * 

Gammell, Mrs. William .. Providence Ocean Lawn Narragansett av. and Cliffs. 

Gardner. Mrs Philadelphia Hodges' li Catherine st 

Garrett. Mrs G. L NewYork Conkling Villa Touro Park, west A. R. Conkling. 

Gibbes, Miss Emily O NewYork Maheduba 187 Gibbs ave • 

Gibbes. Miss Sarah B NewYork , Buena Vista St. and K.I. av. • 

Gibbs, Major Theo. K NewYork Bethshan "'ibbaave • 

Gibbs, P ofessor Walcott... Cambridge IS^iGibbsave • 

Giliert, Mrs. J. T NewYork Bellevueave • 

Gibson, J. H Philadelphia Maitland Cottage Cypress St.. end of Second 

Gilbert. Horatio Milton, Mass Batsman's Bateman's Point 

Godbold C Chelsea, Mass Maitlaud Cottage Cypress St., end of Second. 

Goelet, Ogden New York Kingscote Bellevucopn, Ocean House D. King. 

Goelet, Robert NewYork Narragansett av. and Cliflfs, * 

Gray, Judge John O Nf w York Hawxhnrst Kay st. and Cranston ave... • 

Gray, John A. C New York Puiipellv Villa Gibbsav .near Catherine st. 

Green, Mr-. J.C NewYork Pinard Cottage No. 4... Narragansett ave C. & J. A. Piuard. 

Green. William Brenton NewYork Malboue road & Broadway. • 

Griswold, J. N A New Y" >rt Seafield Ocean avenue • 

Grosvenor, William Providence Beacon Hni 

Grosvenor, Mies Providence Beacon Hill " 

Hall, Lt. Martin E., U. S. N Pell Cottage Greenongh PIa(e 

Ha-gous, Miss Sallie NewYork Train Villa Bellevueave 

Harriman, J. Low NewYork Eldredge Villa Ochre Pt. aud Ruggle 

Havemeyr, Theo. A New York Freidham Bellevue & Coggethall avs. 

Hayden. Dr. D.H NewYork Red Cross & Buena Vista sts 

Hazard.R.N NewYork Elmhyrst One mile rorner ♦ 

Herrick. E J New York Daisy Bank 1 Clay t^t, and Parker ave... • 

Hill G. H B N-w York Hoffman Villa B>-llevne ave. and Cl'ffa ... .MIts S. O. Hoffman. 

Hitchcock, Mrs Thomas... New Y'ork Gravel Court Clay st. & Narragansett av.Mrs. Geo. Tiffany. 

Hitchcock. Center NewYork Gravel Court Clay at & Narragansett av. 

Hodgson. J. M New Y'ork Le Roy ave • 

Holmes, Mrs. Mary A.C.. .Boston Rockoy Hall Narragansett & Bellevue av * 

Hone, Robert S NewYork Wee Holm Spring st « 

Hortnn. S. M Newport 93 Pelham st 

Hotohklsa. Mrs. M. E NewYork Ocean House 

Howard. Mrs. E. W NewYork 22 Kay at • 

Howe, Mrs. Julia Ward Boston Lawton's Valley • 

Howe, Mrs. Walter NewYork Beacan Hill road " 

Hoyt, Henry 8 NewYork Inglewood 31 Beach »t • 

Hoyt, WInfi'eld S New Y'ork Casino Club 

Huut,R. M New Y'ork Hill fop Cottage 9 BelUvueave • 

Hunt., Jane New Y'ork 58Ayraiiltst • 

Huntington. Samuel Broolkjn Broadlawn Eidgeroad, Castle Hill 

Hutton G,M Baltimore Shamrock Cliff Ridge road Castle Hill • 

Hyde, Mr Plainfleld, N. J Ocean House 

Ingersoll, Mrs. Sarah E... Philadelphia Reef Point Y'znaga ave. & Cliffs • 

Jackson, Mrs. F. W New Y'ork Zabriskio Villa Rhode Island ave " 

.Jay. Cul. William NewY'ork CottageX Eastin's Ueach Land Trust Co. 

Johnson. H. A NewYork Eustis Villa Gibbs ave Mrs M. C. Euatis. 

.Jones. MissC Ogden NewYork. Ruggles ave. & Cliffs • 

Jones, Mrs George F NewY'ork Pen Craig Harrison ave * 

.Tones. Harry E. NewYork Pen Oraig Harrison ave Mrs, Geo. F. .Tones. 

Josephs, Lyman C NewYork Purgatory road " 

Kane, Mrs. Delancy New York Sunny side Place ' 

Kane, Woodbury New York Sunnyside Plac-* 

Kertneys, Mrs Edward. ....NewYork King Cottage Bellevue ave., opp. Perry st. LeRoy King. 

Kernochan. J. P NewYork Sea View Marine ave * 

Keteltas. Mrs. Eugene NewYork , Webster & Spring st * 

Kidd, George W NewYork Clover Patch 42 Narragansett ave W. D. King. 

Kilburn. Lieut. W U. S. N Babcock Villa DeBlois ave Mrs. M.C. Babcock.. 

King. Mrs. Edward NewYork Spring fc Bowery st • 

King, LeRoy NewYork Bellevue & Berkelvaves • 

Knower, John NewYork SeaCliff..^. Bellevueave. & Cliffs 

Knowltou, E. F 

Kuowlton, E. J 



liiiwreuce, Heury S Nc 

Lawreuce, P esuott We 

I^eary, Arthur Ne 

Ledyard L. C Ne 



York DjUU (Juitiifce. 

' York UUim HoUce.. 

■ York talil CuttuKo . 

York CutlageXX..., 



...>7? ij.UevuL. 
.A\K Mill »t .. 
.Ka»tuli'H Ue.ii 



.Nowjiurt Luua Trust 



Leo, Dr. Charles Carroll N 

Leech. J. E B 

LeHoy, Mrs. Dauiel N 

LeKoy. Stuyvesaut acw Y 

Llvermo'-e. Mr.-.O. F New Yc 

Livermore, MaJ. W. K U. S. A 

ril LciiusL New York 



Kay St. 

liuliyiu: 

■rk auij litU, 

rk JiMalil 

rk luchiiiiiiu Uellevui 

Little Cottage K\i;it-ti 



Low, Al.i.U A 
Low, A AilKiis 



Maholiy. .TmIui H. 



Rlastt-u, J. Grithtll 
Matthi-ws, Mrs Mt 
McAllistiT. Ward.. 
JlcCat'i;. Louis B 
M,Ka\, tiurd,.]!.... 



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eland 

Huiibet ItidKe 



.!(!■ 



.BatHiji 
.BeJlevi 
.K. I. a> 
. K l.ave. &Baih i 



roI'k.-I.N. A. Gr 



York 13 Eve 

Y'orii laLvereit Pla 

Yolk Steveu's Villa Berkley avo... 

■ York Lymuu Cottage LeUoy i 



.Jones' Villa KiiKtrlesave & Wills 



.Ma 



.Mrs. Parau Stevens. 
.Eat. C. L\iiiaii. 
.illssC. o'. -Jolics. 



►t & GU)bsave..I. 
V. u'rN'rraK'Ub'lt 
ve. & LedKe road 
.V. li'r \\ ebster 8t 



Clitber 

Bellev 

rt-f yi New York Rock Mere Belltv 

Mill. ,, H K;,v New York Bellev 

Mill.r. WillKiiiiSt n- New York Bellev 

Mill-,, (i-.l.-ii Nov Y, rk BelleMieave, & Cllfls 

Mil. hi 11, Miiry A Nha York WFrauclsst 

Moriin.Th.v.loreT N, w York Halidou Hall Wellmgtuu ave Mr 

Morj-Mii.E. D New York Beacon Rock Brentons Cove, Harnsou av 

Moiv«ti,Miss New Y'ork Snmc Harl.or Bellevue ave Mr 

Moore, OleuientC .. NewYoiU DeBli is cottage Catherine st. * lilbba 

Morris, Miss Hauuah Philadelphia 811 Wa.shiugtou st 

Morris, Mrs. I. H German town Mail land Cottage Cypre^sst. end of Second st 

Morns, Miss Jane Pi iladelchia tu Washington st 

Morris, I. Stokes Pliiladtlphia Maitland Cottage Cj press st. end of Second st 

Morris, Mrs. K. D .Philadeli.hia Albro Cotiage Chestnut st 

Morse, E. Rollins New York Bruen Villiuo Bellevueave opi. LeKoy avMn 

Mortimer, Stanley New Y'ork.. , Rhode Island ave R. ,1. Ariioiu 

Molt, Ihomas Plilladeliihia Ruhenlord Villa Harrison ave S. Rulk-utord 

Neill. Edward M Longacre Beaih Street 

Norman, George H Boston Belatr Greenough iilaceand Bueua 

Vistast * 

O'Brien, J, jhn NewYork Inchiquin Bellevue av. and Ledge road • 

Oelrlchs. Charles M New Y'ork Forsyth's Cottage 66 Ayraiiltst Russell Forsyth. 

Ogdeu, Francis L NewYork .Maide Shade Red Cross ave. and Buena 



. E, Y. Hartshorn 



M- A. D. Bruen 



Ogde 



, Mrs. J. D . 



rk Maple Shade.. 



1 H. 



Vista 6 ... 

Red Cross avo. and Buena 

.New York Carley Villa Bellevue av.'opp. Perry'st.G. G.IIa 

.NewY'ork . Bellevue & Narragansett 



Parkmau. Geori/e F 

Pauuc.'tote. Sir Julian w 

Pearson Mrs. Krederic N 

Ptckham, Walter H N 

Pell, Job 
Pepi 



epi'f 



, Mrs S 



Boston Bellevueave. and Clifls 

vvashmgton Carry Cottage 13 Bath road , 

V Y'ork Ruggles ave.. Ochre Point. 

vYork Ocean House 

oklyn Marrion Cottage Purgatory ;road 

Philadelphia li Greenough place 

Philadelphia.. 16 Greenough place 

Bcston Bruen Villa Bellevue av., opp. LeRo> ai 

....DeEham Cottage Bellevue 



Perk 

Perkins. Capt. G. H _.. 

Perrigo, Dr. Jaines Montreal Ocean Housi 

Phinney, Theodore W New Y'ork Hilltop Ruggles and Ca 

Pierson, Gen. J Fred New Y'ork Belle vi 

Pinard, Charles New York Clover Nook 37 Aniii 

Popham, S. B Ph,ladelphia Maitland Cottage.. . Cypres 

Porter, B. C Boston. Leavitt uotlage 81 Pelh 



oil aves. . . 
Ledge rd. 

udaleroad 

St., end of Second. 



Post, \lis8 Laura J. 

Post. William NewYork 

Potter, Edward T NewYork .25 Catherine st ' 

Potter, Mrs. H. C New Y'ork Rhode Island ave » 

Potter, Julian NewYork 25 Catherine st • 

Powell. Dr. Samuel C The Anchorage 19 Beach st 

Pratt, H.Euthven New Y'ork Stevens Villa Berkeley ave Mrs. Paran Stevens 

Pratt, Samuel F Boston Biids'Nest 49 Bellevue ave • 

Prince. Col. W. E., D. S. A..Bostou Beach View ave 

Read, William G NewYork Ocean House 

Kediuond. Goold H New York The Berkley John st. & Bellevue tve 

Remsen. E. E Brooklyn Maitland Cottage Cypress sr., end of 2d st 

Khiuelander, F. W NewYork 10 Redwood st • 

Rice, Henry A Boston Bay Bank Washington st • 

Rider. W. H Bangor Maitland Cottage Cypress st., end of 2d st 

Rives, Arthur L NewYork 3 Red Cross ave 

Rives, Mrs. G. L. NewYork Swanhurst Bellevueave Mrs. S. 8. Whiting. 

Rives, Dr. Wm. C New Y'ork Red Cross ave. & Bath road. • 

Robbius, Henry A NewYork Wabun Catherines'. & Gibbs ave...Dr. J. J. Mason. 

Robinson, Dr. Beverley New Y'ork Pennington Cottage.. Parker ave. & Clay st G. H. Warren. 

Rogers. Archibald New Y'ork The Ledgers Ocean ave R. M. CusLing. 

Rogers, Mrs. William B Boston Morning Side Gibbsave ■ 

Rook, Mrs. Edward F New York Jay Cottage Buena Vista st Augustus Jay. 

Rose. Rowland L Providence Swift Cottage Wheatland & Bellevue ave.. Swift estate. 

Ruthven Mrs. C. V NewYork Werden Cottage 68Ayraultst Mr-.. Admiral Reed 

Werden. 



C. k J. A. Pinard. 



erine St. 

.New Y'ork Eden Villa 72 Washington st 

.NewYork The Pines .. 12Clayst 

Schemerhorn. W. C New Y'ork Pinard's Cottage No 2 Narragansett ave 

Sheldon, Frederic New Y'ork Aunandale road and Narra 

gansettave 

Sherman, Mrs. B. H Wilmington. Del Maitland Cottage Cj'prese. end of Second st. . 

Sherman, Wm. Watts New Y'ork Victoria and Shepard aves, • 

Shimmins, Mrs Boston Muencliinger's Bellevue ave 

Sloaue, Henry T.. . New York Duchess DeDino Villa. Bellevue av. and Bowery st.Duchess De Dino. 

Smith, Ben.iamiu R Philadelphia 64 Washington st. 



Sorchan. Victor New York Vose Cottage 6 Bath road..., 

Sorzano, Mme. M. I Neilson Cottage Ill Cottage st.. 

Spaulding, A W New York. LeRoy ave 

Spencer, J. Thompson Philadelphia Ruggles ave.. 



.W. S. Vose 

, , Miss Neilson 

.J. I^I. Hodgson. 

'. Mrs. S. Hamilton. 



102 



Stevens, F. W New York BoseTale Narrasrausett b 

Stevens, J. A New Voik 73 Rhode Island ave 

Stevens, Mrs. Psran New York '■.. Marietta Villa Bellevue and .Jones aves . * 

Stewart, Jr.. John A New York Kane Cottage Bellevueave. WL Kane 

a,... c..,.., n Philadelphia l-aikGate Pelham st, orp. Tonro Pk. 

" " '■ Swinburne Cottage. .. Greenuu^h place Hn.D.T. Swinburne 



. H. Glov 



Stitt, Seth B , 

Stockton, Lt.-Comdr. C. H.D. S. N „ „ „, 

Stockton, Mrs. Mary A Boston Bellevue'av"& bellevue ct 

Stoker, Anson Phelps New York Craig Mere Beacon Hill. Harrison 

Si one, Mrs. Joseph F New York Bellevueave. &\VeU8t^. „.. 

Stuart. Ronald A Boston Ocean Uuuse. 

Swan. J. A Columbus, 84 Kay st .'!!.....'.'.. C. M. Oelrichs 

Swan. Mrs. S. Turner Baltimore Wayside Bellevueave. & Bellevue ct 

Tatfgart, Philip S New Yolk MapKside Broadway • 

Tailor, Kdward N New Y'ork Shields Villa KuKiflesavo .'..'..'c. W. Shields. 

Taylor Henry A. C New York Auuandale road... • 

Thayer. Nathaniel Boston Bellevue ave. & Cliffs • 

Thorn, Mrs. W. K New York Stoneleisrh Narragansett av.&Sprinpbt • 

Throoll, Becoped.. Bjsomeoue BtUevu 

Tinker. E. O Now York Hone Cottage Beach s 

Tooker. G. M New York K .y cor. ol Tou 

Tr nip, John E Providence Ocean House 

Tuckerniau, Joseph New York 1.1^ Mill st 

Tweedy, Edmund Newp rt 2u Bellevue Court.. 

Tyler. George F PhiladpipLia 17 Bellevue Court 

Tyler.H.B Philadelphia IT Belkvue Court. 

Van Alen, J. J New York Wakehurst Ochre Point 

Brunt, Mrs Brooklyn One-mile corne 



& Greenaiigb pl'ce 



Vanderbilt, F. W 
Vanderljilt, Will 
Vanderbilt, Will 



Kough Point Bellevueave. & Cliffs., 

York Huunewell Cottage... YznaKaa\e. « Cliffs Hunnewell estate 

Wales Cottage Y'zuagaave. & Cliffs G, W Wales 

"• hingloijiSt T. A. Havemeyer. 



lork. 
'York. 



Van Santvoord, Alfred N . 

Van Smith, Mrs. J Baltimore Bateman^s BAte._ 

Walker, Mrs. & Miss Norfolk. Va Ocean House. .... 

Wallace, Mrs. J. W Philadelphia Spencer Villa Uuggles ave 

Warreu, George H. New Y'ork 6i^ .Sarragausett ave 

Warren, S. Whitney New York 1 Kay st 

Watson, Dr. W. Argyle New York 22K spring st 



Webster, Sidney New Y'ork Lyndenhurst Bellevueave J.M.Hodgson 

Webster, Hamilton F New Y'ork J^yndenhurot ,. . Bellevueave 

Weld, Georkfe W Boston Weld Lodge «4 Narragansett ave 

Weld, William F Boston Weld Lodge.. iM Narragansett ave 

Weld, William G B.iston Bellevueave. n. Parker ave. 

Weld. Mrs. W. F Boston Wfld Lodge "4 Narragansett ave 

Wells, Wm. Starrs New York Pansy Cottage Bellevue & Kuggles aves... • 

Wharton. Edwaid R New Y'ork Pen Craig Harrison ave Mrs G. F Jones 

Wheeler, Miss E. B Philadelphia whore Cottage Washington st 

Whistler, Jlrs. .Jos. S Baltimore Shamrock Cliff Ridge Road. Castle Hill.... G. M. Hulton 

Whistler. Thomas D Baltimore Bateman's Bateniairs Point 

White, Mrs. M. H NewY'ork Ocean Hoa.«e 

Whitehouse, W. F New York.. Eastbourne Lodge Rhode Island ave • 

Whiting, Augustus New York Swmhurst Bellevueave & Websterst. Mrs. S. 3. Whiting 

Whiting, Mrs. S. S Nf-wY'ork swanhur^t Bellevue ave & Webster st. , 

Whitney, B. A Boston Maitland Cottage Cypress sf.. end ol 2d st 

Whitney, Mrs F. T Elkton Md Bateman's Bateman's Point 

Whitney, William C NewYork Travers Villa 116 Narragansett ave Mrs. M. L. Travers. 

Whitridge. John C Baltimore Sandy Point, east shore... • 

Whltweli, S. Horatio Bostou 17 Berkeley ave " 

Williams, J. T NewY'ork Ocean House 

Williamson, Richard Philadelphia Riggs* Cottage.. 26 Catherine st 

Willing, Edward S Philadelphia. Webster and Spring sts * 

Willing. Richard L Philadelphia 2 Red Cross ave • 

Willonghby. Hugh L Philad. li.hia The Chalet Halirton ave 

Wilson, Prof. Jas. Hazard.. New York Coridingtrn Point * 

Wilson, M. Orme NewY'ork Bienvenue 97 Narrairansett ave 

Wilson. Richard T NewYork Bienvenue 97 Narragai sett ave • 

Wilson, W. R Boston Ocean House 

Winthrop, Buchanan NewYork Pinard C jttage No. 3..Narri.gansett ave C. fc J. A. Pinard. 

Winthrop. Egerton.L NewY'ork Bellevue ave • 

Wistar Uillwyn Germantown Maitland Cottage Cyprt-ss St.. end of Second. 

Witcher, Mrs. E. A Jersey City Maitland Cottage Cypres^ St., end ol Second. 

Witherbee. Mrs. Silas H... .New Y'ork Honymau Hill " 

Wolfe. Joel B NewY'ork Hall Cottage Bellevueave Peleg Hall. 

Wvsang, John J New York Graystone Ochre Point ave 

Za'briskie, Andrew C NewYork Zabriskie House Rhode Island ave.and Cath- 



Zabriskie, Lansing.. 



sst. 
NewYork 90 Rhode Islands 



OFFICHRS STATIONED AT FORT ADAMS. 

Colonel -Tohn Mendenhall, in command of Post 

Surgeon MaJ. Henry Lippeucott. 

Asst. Surgeon Capt. A. W. Taylor. 

Adj. Reir. S[ Post 1st Lieut. W. «. Simpson. 

Q'm'r. Reg. & Post 1st " E. M. Weaver, Jr., 

r. Harry C. Gushing, Light Battery, 4th Art. 

..H.R.Anderson, " " •• " 



Major 

Ist Lieut 

Ist " W.S.Alexander, 

2d " W.Robinson, 

Captain. Louis V. Caziare, 

1st Lieut Sebree Smith. 

1st •■ G. F. E Harriso 

2d " O. W. Ketcham. 



Captain George Mitchell, 

1st Lieut Lotus Niles, 

1st " S. Rodman, 

2d " I.N.Lewis. 

Captain Frank C.Grugan, Co. H, 

1st" "■ - ' • 

2d 



OFFICE OF THE U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION. 



Captain FraucisM. BuDce. 

Lieut. Comiir Ed wm LonKuecber. 

Lieutenant William Kiibnni 

Ebenezt-r S. Prime. 

En8i»rn Lewis J.Clark. 

Chaplain W. O. Holway. 



Sar^reon Charles A. Siekrfried. 

Aast. Surfftou Charles H. T. Lowudea. 

•' " Robert M. Kennedy. 

Paymaster John Con vine 

Chief EuBineer... David P Jonea. 

1st Lieut., Marine Corpa Randolph Dickins. 



OFFICERS OF THE U. S. TORPEDO STATION. 



Lieut \V. B. Marshall. 

Surgeou P. Fitzsimmor 8 

P. A. Paymaster T. J. Cowie. 

■^ " C. E. Munroe. 



CHURCH DIRECTORY. 



Chapel. 
1 Saints' 



PROTESTANT KPISCOPAI.. 
i-h. Rev. George J. Magill, rector. Holy 
nii<n everv Sniidav inorniuj? at j.vt 
in Kav Clia"pel: morning service at 10.45. 
; service at ^ nrlock in Trinity Church. 
ii'liTi.iv inis at 10.45 a. in. ill Kay 



Me 



Beach and Cotta" 





o'clock 


evel 


in" ser\ 


ice 


at 7.1 


. o'^cl 


ock. 






Ch 


apel of 


St. John, the 


E\ 


angel 


ist. I 


'oplar 


St 


rcet 




Rev. E 


L. Buckey. 


H 


olv C 


oinii 




e 


vcr\ 




Sunda\ 


iiiori 


ing at 7 


•50 


c 'clac 


k. 


\Iorni 




ser 




vice at 


0.^00 


clock; 6 


ve 


lings 


jrvic 


e at 51 


'cl 


ock 


El 


iniannel Chnr 


ch, Spri 


\s 


street. 


Rev 


E. H. 


Porter 




rector. 


Mori 


ing ser 




at II 


o-cl 


ock: e 


ve 


jiii'^ 




service 


at 7 


-,o ncloc 


k: 


Holy 


Con 


muni 


^n 


firs 




Slinda\ 


in .-',1 


■li month a 


II o'c 


lock 


a. ra. 


an 


don 



tliird -.nnil.iN ,11 - ;oa. in. 

St. Mar\ - I'.iii^h, ^outh Portsmouth, R. I.. Rev. G. 
H. Pattcisou, lector. Morning service at 11 
o'clock. 

St. Colnmba's Berkeley Memorial Church, near 
Indian avenue, Middletown, R. I., Rev. J. B. 
Diinan. morning service at io.;;o o'clock; even- 
ing service at 3.50 o'clock. 

METHODIST EPISCOPAL. 

First Church, Marlhorough street. Rev. W. .\. Luce, 
pastor. Sermon at 10.45 a. m. except first Suuilay 
of the month. Holy Communion first Sunday o'f 
each month at 10.45 a. 111. Sermon at 7.30 p. ra. 
first Sunday of each month. Snndaj' school at 
2.,50 p. m. 

Thames Street Church, Rev, G. \V. Hunt, pastor. 
Prayer meeting at g. 30 a. in.; Sunday school at 
10.50 a. ni,; sermon at 3 p. m.; evening service at 



Mi.idlct. 



■Co 



s. Rev, J. F. Cooper, jjasto 
Sunday school at io.,^o a, m.; preaching at 3 p. m 
evening meeting at 7.^0 p. m. 
rdish .Mission, .\nnandale road. Rev. H. cllsei 

lilt Zioii (colored), Ilellevuc avenue. Rev. \V. I 
11 P.utler, pastor. Services at 10. v a. m,, -, and 
p. Ill,; Sunday school at i ;o p. m. 

BAPTIST. 
^t Church, Spring street. Rev. E. P. Tulle 



Bible service at ,i p, m. 
;oiid Church. North Baptist .str 



Central Church Clarke 



stor 



Mo 



et. Rev. W. Randolph, 



at 



vice at 7.',o; Sni 
il.jh Church, cor 

II. X- Jeter, pastor. Morning service at 10.45; 

evening service at 7.30. 

CONGREG..\.TIOXAL. 
litcd Church, Spring street, corner Pelhain, Rev. 

!■■. F. Emerson, pastor, Morning service at 10.45; 

Sunday school at 2.30 p. m.; evening service at 

lion Church (colored). Division street. Rev. M, 
Van Borne, pastor. Sermon at 3 and 7.30 p. m,; 
Sunday school at 11.30 a. m. 

PRESBYTERIAN'. 

rst Church. Grace Chapel. Wellington avenue 
Rev. J. M. Craig, pastor. Preaching at 10.45 
a. 111.; Sunday school at 2.30 ]>. m.; evening ser- 
vice at 7.45 p'. ni. 

ROMAN CATHOLIC. 

. :Mary's. Spring street. Rev. Philip Grace. pastor- 
Rev. J. F. Tullv and Rev. J. Looby, assistants 
Low Mass at 7. ^ i^ aiidu iv, Hit;h Mass and ser- 



. I Ri 



111 



M.i 



JEWS, 
nagogne, Touro street. Rev. .\. P. Mendes, rabbi. 
Sabbath eve' service on Fridavs at 7 p. m.; Sab- 
bath morn' service on Saturdays at y a. iii.; Bible 
class on Sundays at 9.30 a. m, 
UNIT.\RI.\N. 
anuiiig Memorial Church. Pelham street, oppo- 



site Touro Park. 
Mor 



W. Cutle 
ada\ 



ster 
chool at i; 



FRIENDS. 

letiiig House, Marlborough street. Morning ser- 
vice at 10.30. Evening service at 7.30. First day 
school at 12 noon. 

the U. S. N. Trai 
Island, services ; 
chaplain, at 10.3c 



TABLE OF DISTANCES TO PROMINENT PLACES. 





■ Easton's Beach 




" Sachuest Beach . 




■ Third Beach 




■ Hairgiiiu' Rocks ' '. 


Park to Ilai 


cv's Beach .... 


Park to and 


around i.icean Drive back 


ashingtoii s 


jiiare 


cliffs from 


i.ith road to Forty Steps 




Marine avenue 




Bailey's Beach 


-ia beaches. 


Indian ave, and East road 


Mile Corner 


to Butts Hill via East Road 


Mile Come 


r to Prcscott's Headquarte 



vater 

laines street to Fort Greene \ 
lid Washington street 
wport to Jamestown 
rry landing to Beaver Tail 
rrv landing to Fort Dumpling 
st'to West Ferry 
iver Tail to entVance to Conaui 



do Station by 
Long Wharf 



THE HOURS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF INTEREST. 



Newport Artillery Armory, Clarke street, dailv. 
Redwood Library. Bellevue avenue. 12 in. tu 2 p. ni. 
People's Library. 260 Thames street. 10 a. m. to S 

p. m. 
Easton's Beach, bathing for both sexes until i p. ni. 

and after t, p. m. For men only from i to 5 p. m. 
Historical Society Rooms. Touro street. 10 a. m. to 2 

p. m. 
Natural History Society Rooms. Touro street. 10 a. m. 

to 2 p. m. 
Trinity Church. Church street, entrance can be had 

by applying at No. 26 Church .street for key. 



to 


,,!o p. Ill 


Mus 


c and < 


ancing 


Moud 


Fri 


lay even 


ng from u.30 p 


m. to 12 


w a 


n 


da\ 




"mus 


c from 


^ to 10. 


Adi 




mo 


ruing co" 


icert. 5 


cents. 


Music 


and 


d 


SI 


0. At oth 


er time 




s. 






vT s 


Naval 


Traini 


ng Stati 


on. Coa 


ster 




Island, from 


3 p. m 


until su 


nset. 






Fort 


Adams. 


.-.uard 


iiount al 


d dress 


par. 


dt 


daiU 


excepts 


iturda 




day. 







TIDE TABLE. 



JULY. 


A. M. 1 r. Ji. 


3 14 


3 2S 


4 07 


4 13 


4 55 


456 


5 41 


5 39 


6 26 


6 ig 


7 10 


7 01 


7 56 


7 44 


S 42 


8 29 


9 31 


9 19 


H II 


II 09 


II 57 
07 




12 45 


I 0^ 


I 32 


I 57 


2 iS 


2 47 


3 01 


1 32 


3 44 


4 17 


4 2S 


5 02 


5 14 


5 47 


6 00 


6 ',6 


6 49 


7 28 


7 41 


8 24 


S 36 


9 22 


9 35 




10 38 


II 18 


II 42 




I 19 


50 


I 56 




2 5S 


3 09 


3 54 


356 



3 05 

3 56 

4 45 

5 32 



246 

3 45 

4 35 

5 iS 



G. 


SEPT. 1 


P. M. 


A.M. 


P.M. 


4 42 


5 54 


5 52 


5 20 


6 25 


D 29 


6 06 


655 


7 06 


6 46 


7 23 


7 41 


7 24 


7 55 


8 15 


9 06 


831 


852 


8 49 


9 12 


9 35 


9 31 


9 58 


10 25 


10 17 


10 51 

11 53 

37 

1 47 


II 26 




12 59 


12 39 


I 35 


2 48 


3 01 


2 30 


■ 3 41 


3 55 


3 21 


4 28 


4 45 


4 II 


5 14 


5 35 


5 00 


5 59 


6 24 


5 49 


6 44 


7 12 


6 -,7 


7 31 


8 02 


7 28 


8 19 


855 


S 21 


9 10 


19 53 


9 16 




...0 58 


10 15 


II 09 




II 20 


1 27 

2 35 


I 22 


47 


2 26 


I so 


3 32 


3 24 


2 48 


4 17 


4 13 


3 42 


4 55 


4 57 


4 30 


5 26 


5 37 


5 14 







A.M. 


P.M. 


5 51 


6., 


6 16 


6 43 


643 


7 12 


7 14 


I'^i 


7 49 


8 19 


8 30 


9 01 


9 18 


9 56 


10 14 


II 03 


12 30 


I 34 


I 40 


2 33 


2 44 


3 23 


3 40 


4 09 


4 31 


4 51 


5 20 


5 34 


6 06 


6 17 


653 


7 01 


7 41 



ADDENDA: 



NanifS ot Summer Rc-sidc^nts Arri\-in.^ Too Laic for Insertion ni Rc-ular (3rdcr. 



Beach, F.O New York Casino Club 

BucIiTier. Newtou New Orleans Deas villa Eastou's Point Mra. Z. C. Deaa. 

Cole. Hu»rh L New York ^ttmeacre Bellevue and Victoria ave.. J. W. Ellis. 

De Heredia, C New York Seavertfe Bellevue ave. and Cliffs H. H.Cook. 

Ellis, W. D New York Cliff Hotel Clitf View ave. 

Ellis, Ralph N New York,.. Stoneacre Belleviie and Victoria ave.. . 

French T. Amos . .New York Harbor View Cbastellux ave 

Joues, Rlasou Renshaw New York..... Bay View Halidon ave • 

Le Roulx, Rene de la Ville..Piiris 6 Bath road 

Lanier. J. F. D.. New York.. Eldredg-e villa KuarKles ave 

Lewis, J. Nelson PhiladeliJhia Fadden cottage 2 Bath road 

Noble, J. H. Boston Wales cottag'e ....Yznag-aave G. \V. Wales. 

O'Conor, John C New York Baker cottag'e 40 Cranston ave Darius Baker. 

Ronalds, P. Lorillard, Jr. .. .New York t. Bath road 

Ryttenbprg-. M. G New York Hotel Aquidneck Pelham st 

Stuart, Clinton New York Fadden cottage, . , 2 Bath road 

Steele, S. Sed(?wick Hartford Cnukllny: cottajfe TonroPark, West 

Shaw, Philander BrookLvu IH Touro st 

Schierlt, J. A.. (termantown, Pa ...Clifton House ...Bellevue ave 

Von Wulffen, Hans Washington Keitz coltag-e bi4 John st 

Van Arsdale, R. M New York Cliff Hotel Cliff View ave 

Wetmore, Geo. Peabody Chateau-sur-mer Bellevue ave • 

"Wetmore, Mrs. Samuel New York Bellevue ave • 



Qeorqc M. QflKK 



^IS III idl I?* S'^ ^ 1 1 ^ t?' ^ 



■1, \Wa i IB Slli! 



©are! j^late^ and ©ard En^ravin^. 



Plauiiifl Cards. • mm Fraiiilno. 




gtylographic and fountain 4gen6. 

IMPORTED .-. TISSUE .-. PAPERS. 



72 THAMES STREET. 



G. A. Hazakd. J. W. HoRTox. 

HAZAKD & HOETON, 

MAXUhACTlRERS OF 

Fine FiLrnitiii*e. 



-Also Dealers in- 



IV]o(2lern and /^ntique ^\irn\\\ire ©©© 



Mattresses and Spring Beds made to order. Furniture recovered. Mattresses made over. 
Curtains, Shades, Rattan Piazza Shades and Awnings made and put up. Mantels made to 
order. Original designs for Furniture and Mantels. Repairing An'ique and other Furniture. 

Furniture and Crockery Packed and Shipped. 

4-! Cliiirch Street, Newport, E. I. 

PINNIGER & MANCHESTER, 



-DEALERS IN- 



ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS 

HICKORY, OAK, MAPLE, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PINE 

WOOD. 

WATER FOR STEAMERS, ETC. 



Perry Mill Wharf, 341 Thames Street, 

NEWPORT, R. I. 



In 



DEflLERJ m 

Staple and Fancy Groceries,Fish, 

Foreign and Domestic 

Fruit 

flnd Every Kind ot Ei\rly Producp in Tlipir Spixson, 

257 St 259 THHMES ST,, 

NEMPGRT. R. I. 

J. J. CARRY. 



CLIFTON 

HOUSE, 

BELLEVUE AVENUE. 

One of the Pleasantest Cafes 

in the City Connected 

with the House. 

TERMS REASONABE. 

R. F. CUMM1NG8, prop. 



wnn. c UANGuey a son. 

Merchant Tailors, 

GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. 

SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN LIVERIES. 
174 AND 176 THAMES STREET, NEWPORT, R. I. 

FINE SHOES, 

OXFORD TIES 

AND SLIFFERS. 



160 THAMES ST. 

J. B. COTTRELL 

yHarble ancf Granite WorK^N 

WARNER STREET OPPOSITE CEMETERY, NEWPORT. R. 1. 

Monuments, Headstones and Fence Posts, Building Work in 

Granite and Freestone. A Full Line of 

North River Blue Stone. 

WM. P. CLARKE, 

Ne^vspapers, Periodicals, lilaiik 
Books and Stationery, 

262 Thames Street, People's Library Building, and at Ocean House, 
Newport, R. I. 

fji^vju Yorl^, Bostor) ar)d prouiderjee daily pap(^rs d(5liuered to subscribers. 



EORBE P. LAWTON, 

LIVERY, SALE kP BOARDING 

And ^^ Carriage ^^ RepositGry- 



FIRST-CLHSS TGHMS OF HLL KINDS TO L6T 

BY Day or Month. 
Careful Drivers in Livery. 



All Kinds uf Puny Teams to Sell or Lei. 

loo New Carria,ij;es un Hand for Sale or E.xchange. 
New Carriages to Let for Season. 



The Largest Assortment of Carriages Finished in 
Light Wood in the State. 



CALL AND SEE OUR STOCK. 



47 to 59 Spring Street, 

48 to 52 Touro Street, 



NEinZPORT, R. I. 



J. H.WITHERELL, 

REPRESENTING 

BREW5TER dUB COHF/INT, 

Q/1RRmQE BUILDERS, 

Broadwny, 4Ttli and 48tli Sts., N. Y. 



Carriage Repairing in All Its Branches. 

7 SHERMAN STREET, - - 12 EAST BOWERY STREET, 

NEWPORT, R. I. 

TELEPHONE CONNECTION, 6728-0. 

WALTER BUSSELL 



O .A. T E: n. E3 R , 

Newport Casino and 69 West 44tli Street, New York. 



'Weddings, Receptions, Luncheons and 

Dinners Furnished. Also Private 

Dinners Given at Casino. 



CHINA, GLASS, SILVERWARE AND LINEN TO LOAN, 

PRIVATE WAITERS SUPPLIED. 



Ne"wport 
Transfer 
Company. 

GEXEIJAI. liA(,;(iA(^E EXPRESS. 



Messenjiers of the C(inip;in\" will be found on the inconiinu trains 

of the Old Colony Railroad and tlie boats of the Fall 

Ri\'er, Wick ford and Providence Lines. 

T1CKETSF0RTHEAB0VEL1NE8ARE0NSALEAT0UR OFFICE 



Calls will h<j promptly made at any part of tlie city and baggage 
cliceked at residences to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti- 
more, Washington and other principal cities. 

This feature saves the traveller being obliged to go to trains 

I and boats at an earlv hour, or to arrange for identification or 
t 

rliecking of his baggage. 

All shipments consigned to the care of the Transfer Express 
Compan}' will receive prompt attention. 



Office 30 Bellevue Ave, 272 Thames St. and New York 
Freight Depot, Fall River Line. 

A. P. BRYANT, Pres., 
E. B. HARRINGTON, Treasurer and Manager. 



7A.. COTTREI_I_. 

FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, 

COTTRELL BLOCK, 3 Doors South of Post Office 



ResidcncL-. No. 79 Thames street, near Marlboro street. 

R. C. COTTRRLL'S Resilience, No. 104 Mill street. 

A. STEWART & SON, 

Livery & Boarding Stables, 

■4 HND 11 PEI_HA7VI ST.. 
NEWPORT, R. I. 

MARTIN E. BENNETT, 

NEXT CASWELL, MASSEY & CO. 

CLOTHING, HATS p^^ FURNISHING GOODS. 

CUSTOM DEPARTMENT. 

A-vnts roi- (iEO. W. SIMMO^\S & CO, Bo.stoii, Ma.-^s. Lni-v 
liiif oT .'^ampk's always on hand and make to order Suits, Ti-ousei-s, 
I'lc. at slight advance on ready made ])rices and g'uarantee satisfac- 
tion or no sale. LAUXDRY WOKK. — In this department we as- 
sure you Good Wohk AND Prompt Sekvice. 

MISS FMDDEN. 

-pioi^iss,- 

154 Bellevue Avenue, - ■ Newport, R. I. 



We Invite Your 
SPECIAL ATTENTION 

TO OUR COMPLETE HND HKNDSOme LINE OF 

Lawn Tenuis, liase Ball, Yaeliting 
and liatliing 

^•OUTFITSl<^ 



B 

Y 
8' 

C 
L 

T 

H 



G 




G 






Pi's 






m 






MEN'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S 

Clothing, Furnishing Goods, 



<S)*"?i|:ND-i«S> 



HATS POR ALL SEASONS. 

NEWPORT . P°R^\ . CLOTHING CO. 

208 Thames St. 208 



M. F. COTTRELL, 

. 8 TRflVEK5 BLOCK, 

Importer of Fine 
Millinery. 

MOURNING 

GOODS 

T. MUMFORD SEABURY, 

DGHLER IN 



134 THAMES ST.. 

NEMP0RT, R. I. 

NEW NO. 214. 



PHOTOGRAPHS. 

Souvenip l^lovclties and Albums. 

•^I-Vieixis of ]Meixiport|^ 

KND VICINITY. 

A Complete Line of Popular Novels 
at Lowest Cut Eates, 

Fop Sale by 

NEW YORK BOOK CO., 

142 THAMES STREET. 



We Also Have a liine of 

FINE STATIONERY, 
ALBUMS, 

PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, 
Standard Books, 

41- BlBliES, -1^ 

Ppayep Books, 

f\r)d Otijer Coods djijally poupd at a JtatioQer's. 



MISS K. N. SULLIAZHN. 

30 CHashington Square. 

^•FINE 

MILLINERY,I<r 
NEWPORT, R. I. 



J. SCHI_EITH. 

Dealer in 

FASHIONABLE HAIR GOODS, 

25 IniHSHINGTON SQ., NESniPORT. R. l, 

-f Bleaching 

CUT ti-'^>?" ^ RESTORING 



i?" ^ 



AND V^l^ ^ ^^-' J' '^'^^y °^ bleached hair 

■^^Mf ] 't^ natural color. 



CURLED ^^^' 

flrtistieally. '-ff' -M 

k^^^^ .jWg^^ -■^ '^'■^'^ assortment of 

y-^"-^^^ -- ^"^^^^S^^^^KI^ natural curly switches and 

<:V\ "^^^^^S^^^^R" bangs always on hand and 

SHAMPOOING. "^^^ -V^^^^ Ttt." "'''' " ^^°" 

ALL 5TTLE5 OF FRONT FIECEJ AND WIQS REDKE55ED. 



M 



' PHOTOS - 



ANO 



Photographic ••• Supplies. 

Cameras, Plates, Films, Sensitive Papers, Chemicals, etc. 

D(^U(^lopi9(^, ▼ yr\T)\.\rj(^, ▼ BurQist^ii)*^ t ai^d ▼ /T\our)ti9(^. 

Dark Rooms for the use of Amateurs. 

Photos, mounted and unmounted, of the principal cottages 

and places of interest constantly on hand. 

Call and see our Transparencies. 

jeSGPri MAYEF^, 



iliRie:i>; BtiTiiE 



Practical Plumber, Sanitary Engineer, 

35 Ffanklrn Street, 

NEWPORT, R, I. 

ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE- 



PERRY MANSION 
MARKET, 

T. GltflDDlflG & SOfl. 

BEEF, POULTRY, 
GHME 5tC. 

HCeNTS F=OR 

Deerfoot Fariii Butter and Cream. 

29 TOURO ST., NGiAZPORT, R. I. 

(BI^IQK BUICDII^C) 

All Yarieties of Bread, Cakes, 
French and Vienna Bread and 
Bolls a Sj^ecialty. 

WHOLESALE flQEMT FOR KEMNEDT'5 CELE- 
DRflTEb BI5CUITJ. 



liwifafkvis, LafluH] and Di^Tcnu Cunh Ciiijravid ami printed. 







TE.LERHONE, 



^7 1 /I r W cTM I NSTER St ^-^^^^y^^S. Si 



SPECIAL DESIGNS FOR I 



PHOTOGRAPHERS OF MACHINERY. BUILDINGS. ETC. 



^irw Coiruiicrcial, 3oo/( and (job [Printiiu]. S/2o (carders too Jl'injc; .7Jon(' too 
Small 'IBest T^hrl'i. !Trompt Tcfivcnj. DilTodcrate Citargcs. 



Our Goods are Selected with Par- 
ticular Atteutiou to Purity 
and Excellence of 
Quality. 

CORNELLS SON, 

ImpoFters, Jobbers and Hetailers. 

Fine Groceries and Wall Papers, 

33 cfe 3S lOroad-^w^ay 

t^ODjVIAH CORHEULi, P^OPI^IETOf^. 



ESTABLISHED 1S66. 



fl. SCHMIDT « SON, 

Travers Block, - Newport, R. I. ^' 
347 Fifth avenue, between 33d and 34th Streets, 

NEiA£ YORK. 




1! 

AND 
DECORATORS 



Of Choice Gfades of 



POECELAINS, BEIC-A-BKAC, ETC. 



Orders taken for importations for special decorations in all kinds 
of table ware. 



TRADE 



MARK. 



JAPAJMESE THRDIHG CO., 

18, 20 and 22 East 18th St., 

BETWEEN BROADWAY AND FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. 
BraQGl? Store \io. 6 Jrauers Blo(;K, - fl(^u;port, P(. I. 

main House, Tokio, Japan. 

OTTO FUKUSHITV^A. 




CRMVE CONY. 



OUR IMPORTED ENTRANCE IN NEW YORK. 

Importers of 

HIGH CLASS JAPA^sESE GOODS. 
CURIOS H SPeCIHLTY. 



RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS: 

Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 
Gei'niany, Xurenibni-g 
London, Inventors' 
Spain, Barcelona 
Prance, Paris 



IcSTfi. 

1884. 
IF80. 
1888. 
1889. 



R 

ESTABLISHED 1780. 



HAZARD. HAZARD I CO., 

Successors to 

CASWELL, HAZARD & CO., 

Proprietors of No. 6 Cologne. 

Ferrsphos, • Elixir, • Calisaya, • Cod • Liver • Oil. 

INSTRUMENT MAKERS. 

Pure Wines and Liquors for Medieal Use. ^VU Genuine Mineral 
Waters, IS'ative and Foreign. 

NEMPORT, R. I., 212 THHMES ST. 

5th Avenue Hotel, and 6th Avenue and 39th Street, Xew York. 

COMPETENT CLERKS FOR NIGHT CALLS. 

THOMAS J. MURPHY, 

FK/lCTICflL ^ 5flNIT/IKT 

^IPLUMBINGK^ 

IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. 

A full line of all kinds of 

PLUMBING MATERIAL. 

Orders received here will receive prompt attention. All work tlone 

in a first class mannei-. Special attention given to 

Sanitarv Plumbing and Draining. 



ESTABLISHED 1814. 



C. SH6RMMN 5 CO.. 



(B. B. H. SHERMAN.) 



Wholesale & Retail Grocers, 

NOS. 243. 245, AND 247 THAMES ST. 
COR MARKET SQUARE. 



SPECIALTIES. 

P. E. SHARPLESS' PHILADELPHIA GILT EDGE BUTTER, 

65 Cents per pound. 



■Todci^^ "Vijr'g-ii^.i^. SS^xaa.s», 



FERRIS HAMS and BACON. 



Wholesale Agents for D. E. Rose-- 
Veguera Cheroots, 



NEW York; 

302 Fifth Avenue, 



GOBELIN AND BEAUVAIS 
TAPESTRIES. 

LOUIS XV. LOUIS XVI. 

FURNITURE. 




ine Carved Woodwork 
of the 

ITALIAN AND FLEMISH 
RENAISSANCE PERIODS. 



... / LONDON, 

1X1 OXFORD ST. 



LOHBOH, 



1 OXFORD STREET. 



Flemisli and Arras 
Tapestries. 



Italian and Flemisli Carved Panels, 
and Cabinets of the 
Renaissance Periods. 




302 F=IF=TH KVE 




Pare, HealtMiil, Delicious Bon-bons and Cliocolates 

flovelties in 

FANCY BASKETS AND CON-CONNIERS, 

Siiitable for presents., 

2 CASINO BUILDING, NEWPORT, R. I. 

Branch of S63 Broadway, New York, between 17th and iStli streets 

New York, 150 Broadway. New York, 21 West 421! street. 

Brooklj'ii, N. Y., 339 and 341 Fulton ; Brooklyn, N. Y., 458 Fulton street. 

street. Boston, Mass. 

Chicago, 111., Washington, D. C. 

Philadeljihia, Pa. Saratoga, N. Y. 

Albany, N. Y. ' Buffalo, N. Y. 
Rochester, N. Y. Long Branch, N.J. 

Candies Packed and Shipped to all PaPts of the Country. 

IVL. lO I IB Si :E3 X^ 

( Late with J. B. Shepherd, 937 Broadway. ) 

DECORATIVE EMBROIDERY 

OF ALL bEJCRIFTIONi. 

Worsted, Crewels, Silks, Yarns, Fancy Goods, Baskets, Etc., 
160 BELLEVUE AVE., NEWPORT, R. I. 

Designing, Stamping", Machine .Stitching done. Instruction in all branches of fancy work' 

P. H. STEDM/IN, 

Metal, Miniature and Photogrnjjh Frames. Ornamental Bi-a.ss and 
Bronze work reflnished equal to new. Gas Fixtures re- 
bronzed in any color. Plain Bi-ass and Chan- 
delier work made to order. Keal Bronzes 
cleaned and rei)aired. Silver 
and Nickel Plating. 

111 JOHN ST., ( near Bellevtte ave ) NEWPORT, R. I. 



HOWARD^TCO 



PRECIOUS 
STONES 







264 Fifth Avenue. 

Bellevue Avenue, Newport. 

67 Regent Street, London. 

37 Avenue de I'Opera, Paris. 



F. P. GARRETTSON & CO., 



DEALERS IN 



Fin^ ^ines, Teas, Coffees and Choice Groceries, 
16 AND 20 Washington Square, 

NEWPORT, R. I. 



Speeimet) pri(;(^s of Standard (^roei^ries. 



Please Compare with those You are Now Paying. 

21 lbs. standard Granulated Sugar, |i.oo. Best French Peas, 35 cts. Per dozen, I3.50. 

Java and Mocha, 35 cts. per lb. " Mushrooms, 35 cts. ' 

An excellent Tea, 35 cts. per lb. Franco-American Soups, average price, 35 cts. 

ID lbs. f3.oo. With case, $3.50. Tomatoes, 10, 12 and 15 cts. per tin. 

20 '■ I6.60 with case. Corn, 12, 15 and 18 cts. per tin. 

By the chest, 29 cts. per lb. less 5 per cent., Canned Fruits, 28 and 35 cts. per tm. 

which virtually reduces the same to less C & B Jams, 17 to 22 cts. per jar. 

than ^8 cts per lb. Samples sent on ap- Colgate's Laundry Soap, I6.25 per box. 

plication. Salt for cooking, 15 cts. per bag. 

McCann's Irish Oatmeal, ^i .40 per tin. Household Ammonia, 12 cts. per bottle. 

Verv best Rice, 9 to Ti cts, Duryea's& Kingsford's Starch, 50 cts. per box. 

Imperial Granum, 90 and 50 cts. Star Mills ToUet Paper, 25 cts. per package. 

Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, 16 cts. Rising Sun Stove Polish, 5 cts. 

Cox's Gelatine, 14 cts. Sapolio, 3 cakes, 25 cts. 

Van Houten's Cocoa, 90, 5° and 25 cts. Alcohol 96 degrees, 75 cts. per bottle. 

Raisins, cooking, n cts. Knickerbocker Beer, per dozen, |i.oo. 

.. very best, 35 cts. C & C Ginger Ale, per dozen, |.. 30. 

Prunes U cts. and 20 cts. Nicholson's Liquid Bread, per dozen, fo.c>3. 

Naphey's Lard, 5 1'- tins, 50 cts. Apollinaris, quarts, per dozen, I2.00. 

,, ,_■ ,„ 4, r^ " pints, " " fi-5°- 

" " 10 lb. tins, ^i .00. r 

• * ,T to Tc cts Clysmic, quarts, " " I2.00 

Macaroni, etc., 12 to 15 cts. J 1 ^^ ^^ ^^ 

Olive Oil, B. & G. and others, 70 cts. per 
bottle, 17.5" per case. 

Wines, Clarets, Champagnes, Sherries, etc, sold at the prices 
given in the Price Lists of the two leading Grocer)- Houses in New 
York City. A further discount is given in 5 case lots. 

We wish to show by this list of sundries, that by purchasing 
in Newport of us, you save the trouble of sending away for your 
goods cost of transportation and any goods that may be damaged 
or imperfect are at once replaced. In short it is a mutual benefit. 



pints, " " $i-5°' 



BOSTON STORE! 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



bRC55- 
-Q00D5 



Silks, 

baces, 
Hosiery, 
Gloves. 



In SILK, COTTON and VTOOL. 



HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS! 

Sheets and Pillow Cases, Ready-Made or Made to Order. 
PILLOWS WITH DOWN AND FEATHERS. 

BLANKETS, COMFORTERS, WINDOW SHADES. 



MUSLIN. MHDRKS. 

IRISH POINT. 

HND NOTTINGHHM 

■ ■CURTAINS.-. 

I>r'a,r>eries or -A.il XS.lxx€3.s. 



CENTS' FURNISHING COOPS. 
153 ^ 155 TH/inES STREET, 

KING St 7Wcl_EOD. 



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